Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 19 2009:
Suspected PULF militants Friday torched an Imphal-Moreh service taxi (Tata Sumo) after hijacked from the way to Imphal from Moreh.
Police said that the vehicle (MN04-1343) was hijacked from Heitupokpi area along the stretch of the Imphal-Moreh road under Kakching police station and burnt down at a place at Naoria Uthumpokpi some 15 km away from where it was hijacked.
The vehicle was hijacked this morning at around 11 am from the way and set ablaze later allegedly for failing to pay monetary demand served by the group to the owner of the party.
The vehicle has been hijacked by the miscreants identified themselves to be cadres of group of PULF.
They also looted all the belongings of the passengers and driver before haijacking, the report said.