Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 29 2010:
A personnel of the sixth IRB detailed as additional VIP escort at Bapupara ran away with the service weapon issue to him this morning at about 9 am in yet another instance of such incidents in Manipur police department.
The IRB man has been identified as Abjal Ali (23), a resident of Keirao in Imphal east district.
He ran away with a light machine gun (LMG), six magazines loaded with 180 live rounds.
Police source said that the deserter was among the additional security escort allotted to chairman of the Manipur Pollution Control Board, MLA E Dwijamani who sought additional security for his tour.
Additional escort reported to the MLA quarter on time this morning and the deserter rifleman was seen together with other additional escort personnel of sixth IRB but when the VIP was about to leave, Abjal was found missing with the weapon issue on him.
Later, the commander of the escort party lodged a report with the police late this evening.
On receiving the complaint, police has sounded an alert and launched a manhunt to find out the deserter.
But, till late this evening there were no report of tracing him.