Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 16 2009:
An inter-state bus, 39 passenger including six Assam Rifles personnel on board was looted by three miscreants armed with small guns today on its way from Imphal to Dimapur at Chaloubung under Kangpokpi police station on the stretch of the NH-39 .
The ill-fated looted bus bearing registration no.MN01-1848 left Imphal this morning at 9.15 and the looting incident took place at Chaloubung, three kilometer away from Kangpokpi PS at about 11.45 am, a passenger boarding the bus told Hueiyen Lanpao over phone.
The looting was performed by three armed miscreants coming on a motorcycle (Pulser) who stopped the bus at the place.
One of the miscreants step into the bus first and later joined by another one and showed guns to the passengers and collected money at the rate of Rs 1000 each from some passengers.They collected around Rs 13,000 from the passengers along with mobile hand sets.
Looters also have talks with one passenger belonging Kuki community who got back things looted from him but when insisted to the return for other, they pointed guns and order the bus to drive away soon, the passenger informed.
The bus later lodged complaint with the Kangpokpi police station and proceeded the journey for the destination, he further said adding that among the passengers on the bus, six are women, two children and another six AR personnel in civil dress.