Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 05 2009:
A vehicle belonging to a personnel of the Manipur Rifles hijacked by some miscreants this morning from Waithou area along the Indo-Myanmar section in Thoubal district of the National Highway-39 was found abandoned after smashing the windshields.
The vehicle (Tata Sumo MN-4538) belonging by one Bishorjit, a pay naib posting at 2nd Manipur Rifles has been hijacked by some gunmen suspected to be militants from Waithou area some 20 km away from Imphal along the indo-Myanmar road this morning at around 7.30 am at gunpoint.
The vehicle was driven by the owner himself.
Later, the vehicle was found abandoned at Bamonkampu under Irilbung police station around an hour later at around 8.30 am.
Windshields of the vehicle were found broken down by the miscreants.
Eyewitness accounts said that the miscreants who bring the vehicle there smashed the windshields before leaving the spot.
Police recovered the vehicle.