Youth held with pistol
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 29 2020:
A combined team of Imphal East district commando and a column of 15 Assam Rifles, arrested an individual allegedly involved in threatening the public with fire arms, yesterday evening.
According to a reliable source, acting on specific information about the presence of some individuals in and around Chingnungkok village area who were involved in threatening the general public using fire arms, a combined team of Imphal East commando and a column of 15 Assam Rifles rushed to the spot and launched a cordon and search operation at around 5.30 pm.
During the operation, one youth was detained and while frisking him, the combined team found a pistol with a magazine loaded with three live bullets.
On spot verification, he was identified as Senjam Rameshkanta alias Nanao alias Uthum (19) of Moirangkampu Awang Leikai and he revealed that on February 24, he along with one RK Pithribi of Top Awang Leikai (presently staying at Moirangkampu) and one Raj from Dimapur (presently staying at Moirangkampu) had fired some shots at Phaknung and Tinsid road area during a quarrel.
The source continued that the detained youth further disclosed that the pistol was handed over to him by his friend Pithribi.
As such, he was arrested on the spot and handed over to Lamlai PS along with the seized pistol for taking up necessary legal actions.