Impostor held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 21 2012:
A man who reportedly came to extort money from the public by posing himself as an activist of the banned UPPK was rounded up by local people of Brahmapur Bheigyabati Leikai in Imphal East district under Porompat police station at about 4.30 pm yesterday.
The impostor who was handed over to police has been identified as Heisnam Ibungo alias Bungo (31) s/o late Ratan of Pishum Oinam Leikai, Lairembi Leirak.
He came to Brahmapur Bheigyabati Leikai with a plastic gun and asked for the owner of a house.
When family members told him that the owner of the house had gone away, Ibungo demanded Rs 500 for travel fare.
This suddenly aroused suspicion among the family members and they chased Ibungo together with people of the neighbourhood.
Ibungo threw away his plastic gun and fled but he could not escape as he was outrun and captured by the local people.
Later Ibungo alias Bungo was handed over to a team of Imphal East commando.
The gun wielded by Ibungo was recovered from a roof.
It was only then people came to know that the gun was a fake, made of plastic.