Sagolband A/C candidate RK Imo, brother arrested
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 20, 2012::
Imphal West District Police today arrested Rajkumar Imo, who is contesting in the upcoming elections to the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly from Sagolband A/C as MSCP candidate along with his younger brother identified Rajkumar Gandhi.
Information received in connection with the arrest, which has come about just 8 days ahead of the elections scheduled on January 28, said that Rajkumar Imo and his younger brother Rajkumar Gandhi came to the office of SP of Imphal West District Nishit Kumar Ujjwal in the morning today.
The SP has charged Rajkumar Imo and Rajkumar Gandhi with using not only unparliamentary language against him but also trying to lay their hands on him, and accordingly arrested the two brothers along with registering an FIR on alleged charge of obstructing a police officer from performing his duty.
Subsequently, the SP has also submitted a report to the Election Commission in connection with the arrest in the evening today.
On the other hand, sources informed that at around 10 pm yesterday, a police team led by SP Nishit Kumar Ujjwal was conducting frisking and checking at a place in Sagolband Assembly Constituency when Rajkumar Imo came in a vehicle.
When the vehicle was stopped for checking by the police, Imo jumped out of the vehicle and said he is the MSCP candidate contesting elections in Sagolband Assembly Constituency.
This led to a heated exchange of words between the SP and Imo for some time.
However, the matter was resolved and the two retracted from each other's stand.
Rajkumar Imo and his younger brother Rajkumar Gandhi would be produced before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate of Imphal in the afternoon tomorrow.