Senapati police launch escorts service for travellers
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 03 2016:
Much to the relief of the vegetable and fruit sell-
ers especially those from Mao areas who take
NH-2 regularly to sell their products in Imphal,
the Senapati police from Mao and DHQs have
started providing security escorts till Motbung,
our correspondent reports.
The arrangements come in the aftermath
of the April 19 incident at Keithelmanbi
wherein women were physically assaulted
and their vehicle hijacked by suspected
armed militants for monetary demands, po-
lice sources stated.
Routine escort will be provided from Mao
till Motbung on Mondays and Fridays to
give protection to the travellers and traders
journeying to Imphal.
A police officer informed this corre-
spondent that the service was launched to
provide safe travelling and avoid repetition
of incidents of looting, hijacking, extortion
or disturbance along the NH-2.Security pa-
trolling and mobile checking of suspicious
vehicles has been beefed up in recent days
to instil confidence in the public's mind that
the highway is safe and protected by the
police and Government forces.
It may be noted that, in the aftermath of
the April 19 incident at Keithelmanbi, civil
bodies and the public strongly condemned
the incident and demanded safety of travel-
lers and women.
SP K Kabib after a meeting with civil
bodies based at Senapati instructed all the
police stations within the district to beef up
security cover along NH-2 even during odd
hours and carry out mobile patrolling on
regular basis .