Vehicle lifter held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 06 2017:
A team of Lamphel police arrested a vehicle lifter and recovered a stolen Activa scooter yesterday at around 11.30 am .
He has been identified as Takhellambam Temba (19) s/o Joy of Thangmeiband Hijam Leikai presently staying in a rented house at Langol .
According to reports, owner of the vehicle lodged a complaint with Lamphel police station stating that a white coloured Activa scooter parked at his residential complex was stolen by unknown person (s) in the wee hours of June 23 last .
Name of Temba was mentioned by some witnesses whose statements were recorded in connection with the investigation .
The investigation revealed that Temba is a habitual thief and he was on the run after stealing the vehicle .
The stolen vehicle was recovered from Tera area where the accused was trying to sell it .
On seeing the police team, Temba fled the area and abandoned the vehicle at Tera Bazar, the reports said .
During the course of investigation, Lamphel police got an information that the accused was working as a mason for the construction of a post for 6 IRB at Awang Potsangbam .
He was arrested from the work site, added the reports.