Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 03 2010:
A driver and owner of a Tata Sumo reportedly taken into captivity with their vehicle on January 31 last escaped from the custody of the kidnappers and reported to the Senapati police last night.
Police said that the Tata Sumo bearing registering no.MN04A-2653 was hijacked along with the driver and owner identified as Md Ayub Khan of Sangai Yumpham and Md Wahidur Rehaman of Sora Awang Leikai of Thoubal district from Karong area under Senapati police station on the NH-39 on January 31 .
Reports said that they hired the vehicle from Imphal to drop them to Dimapur on the said day on January 31 last.
Hijackers also took into captivity the driver and owner of the vehicle.
Police has no clue till the driver and owner reported to the Senapati district last night at about 9 pm.
As reported by them, the hijackers took them into their captivity on monetary demand.
The vehicle is still in their custody.
Following the report related by them, Senapati police registered a case and started investigating into the case, police said today.