Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 02 2009:
The Imphal West district police commandos have busted a gang of vehicle lifters, including a former councilor of a Nagar Panchayat and a school teacher, today.
Talking to reporters this afternoon, the SDPO Imphal, Ibomcha said the members of the gang were Md.Siraj Ahmad (38) son of Alim of Yairipok Changamdabi, and Md.Roushan (40), son of Md.Kadir of Lilong Turel Ahanbi, twice elected councilor of Samurou Nagar Panchayat.
Siraj Ahmad was arrested by a team of police commando attached to the Samurou Police station in the wee hours of Thursday near Machu Cinema hall in Samurou while stealing a Honda Activa with an accomplice Basir Ahmed (30), who is staying at his in-laws' house at Kairang, from Wangkhei Keithel.
The two lifters had fled leaving the Activa Scooter.
While Basir had managed to escape, Siraj was apprehended.
The name of Ahongsangbam Rabatikumar son of Seityajit of Wangkhei Keithel Ashangbi was inscribed on the RC book of the stolen vehicle, the police officer said.
Apart from the two arrested members of the gang, the involvement of one, Md Nasir (25) of Lilong Haoreibi Makha Leikai, who is serving as a teacher in the hills, has also been established.
They were said to have lifted four Activa scooters from different places like Lamphel (near Imphal Hospital), Churchandpur parking, and Kongba recently.
They used to change the engine and chasis number of the vehicle after stealing a vehicle.
They were also said to fake several RC books at the DTO of Thoubal and Imphal East by forge making the official seals of concerned authority and forging their signature and sold it along with the vehicles.