CCpur police arrest solar lamp thief
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 13 2020:
The Churachandpur police arrested one man who reportedly stole several solar lamp posts and its accessories from two locations.
Police sources said that several solar lamps installed in between ADC road to Fishery office at Tuibong went missing along with the posts on the night of May 2 .
Two days later a complain alleging at least 10 solar lamp posts kept inside the CFC campus have been stolen again landed on the Churachandpur PS .
As the police mounted their investigation, they conducted hectic surveillance in and surrounding areas of Tuibong village to ascertain the culprit.
On Tuesday, based on their input, the police arrested an accused identified as Ginkhomang Touthang (32), S/o Lhunsei Touthang.
The accused reportedly admitted to have committed the crime, and acting on his statement, 11 solar posts, 3 solar plates with batteries and 2 solar tubes were recovered by the police.