Police exchange fire with gangs, 1 nabbed
Source: The Sangai Express
Kakching, May 27 2018:
Kakching Police on Saturday arrested one member of an armed gang involved in extortion in and around LaichingKhunmanafterabrief exchange of fire from both sides.
The arrested gang member is identified as Lamthaka Mothil (26) s/o L David of Laiching Khunman, PS - Machi, Tengnoupal.
Based on a reliable information about the presence of some armed gang members in and around Laiching Khunman, Kakching Police conducted frisking and checking at Laiching Khunman.
On seeing the frisking team, suspected armed gang members started firing towards the Police.
In retaliation, the District Police team returned fire and chased the gang members.
Mothil was caught, however, the rest of the gang members escaped taking the advantage of the hilly terrain, said a statement of the SP Kakching Police.
On further investigation he revealed that he along with Powerson Dangshawa (40) s/o Kodarchung of Laiching Khunman, Tengnoupal, Koyangam Dangshawa (45) s/o Mekhulshim of Laiching Khunman, Tengnoupal, Modun Tantanga (32) s/o Koruphun Tantanga of Laiching Khunman, Tengnoupal are members of a gang involved in extortion of money in and around Laiching Khunman, said the statement of the police.
Further Kakching Police has recovered one double barrel foldable bearing rifle no 48956-10, one single barrel rifle no 38104-013, one cartridge pouch containing one 70 mm cartridge, 2 (two) empty cartridges from the house of Koyangam Dangshawa (45) s/o Mekhulshim of Laiching Khunman, Tengnoupal.
The Police also has recovered one single Barrel bearing rifle No 12360-13 from the house of the arrested person Lamthaka Mothil.
A case has been registered at Kakching PS under 384/400/34 IPC & 27 (1) Arms Act, said the statement.