Accused remanded to further custody
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 28 2019:
A Revenue Officer of Imphal Municipal Corporation and the Chairman of Kangleipak Apunba Sinpang Lup have been remanded to police custody till February 4 after being produced before the Special Court, Prevention of Corruption, Imphal West.
The accused are Oinam Milan (49) s/o Kokngang of Wangkhei Hijam Leikai, Chairman of Kangleipak Apunba Sinpang Lup (KASIL) and Kshetrimayum Gyanendra (48) s/o Lukhoi of Lairikyengbam Leikai, Revenue Officer (RO) at Imphal Municipal Corporation.
Oinam Milan was arrested from KASIL office located at Wangkhei Keithel Ashangbi and Kshetrimayum Gyanendra was arrested from his residence yesterday.
The IO of the case submitted that after reading the news published in local newspapers where the president of Khwairamband Keithel Street Vendors' Welfare Union of Temporary Market alleged that when they approached the RO of IMC for vendors license, the RO Gyanendra advised them to discuss the matter with Oinam Milan Chairman of KASIL and follow Milan's instructions for processing the license.
Accordingly, the members of union met Oinam Milan who allegedly took Rs 30,000 each from 330 vendors in the month of June as the fees for issuing vendors' license and later they were issued the license bearing seal and signature of Revenue Officer of IMC, asking them to use the license for a period of six months only.
They believed that the whole amount collected from them was to be deposited at IMC, but when they visited the IMC, they were told that their vendor licenses were not valid.
Relying on the newspaper report, a suo moto case was registered by SDPO Imphal and some women street vendors and president of Khwairamband Keithel Street Vendors' Welfare Union of Temporary Market were examined.
During the course of investigation Oinam Milan, Chairman of (KASIL) was arrested yesterday at around 4 pm from KASIL office located at Wangkhei Keithel Ashangbi and also seized 155 IMC cards, registers having street vendors details and photographs, note sheets of IMC and some other documents.
On the same day at around 7.30 pm Ksh Gyanendra, Revenue Officer of IMC was arrested from his residence.
During preliminary interrogation Oinam Milan revealed that out of the money he received, he paid Rs one lakh to Ksh Gyanendra and thus a strong prima facie case has been made out in the case said the IO.
The accused persons were then remanded to police custody for 8 days till February 4 and and the IO has been directed to produce the accused on February 4 .