Missing boys found at Moreh, back at Moms hearths, say they left on their own
Follow up events of recent spurt in kidnapping of young boys
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 26 2012:
Three missing teenage boys from Sairemkhul Polangshoi village under Lamsang police station in Imphal West district who were suspected to have been kidnapped were found at Moreh on April 22 .
Chanam Ajoynao alias Shantikumar (14) s/o Manglemjao, Sapam Suraj alias Aboy (15) s/o Naoba and Soraisham Naothobi (15) s/o Shamungou were brought back from Moreh by their families.
According to the family members, they were informed through mobile phone to take back the three boys from Moreh in the morning of April 22 .
The three boys were seen coming from Moreh Keithel.
After bringing them back from Moreh, the boys were handed over to the Women Action for Development (WAD) .
Two days later, they were taken to their respective homes on April 25 .
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The family members said that they were gratified at the release of the three boys as they feared they would not be seen ever again.
The three boys said that they left their homes to join an armed outfit on their own will.
One Soraisham Ingo of the same locality coaxed them to join an UG outfit by promising money and mobile phones.
"However, we were not forced", the young boys said.
Coming out from their homes, the three boys together with Ingo went to Moirang Hanuba, Imphal in an auto-rickshaw in the afternoon of April 7 .
After staying for several days at Moirang Hanuba, a man came there.
The boys were then taken to a hotel at Imphal where they stayed for two days before leaving for Moreh.
From Moreh, they travelled to a camp of an armed outfit.
After staying a few days in the camp, the boys were told that they were too young.
They were also asked to go home.
Ingo who took the three boys till Moirang Hanuba is now in police custody.