Vehicle lifter beaten up
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 09 2013:
A vehicle lifter who had stolen a Honda Dio from Singjamei Mayengbam Leikai was rounded up by locals from near the gate of Manipur University at Canchipur today.
The alleged vehicle lifter is still in an unconscious state after being beaten up by an angry mob.
According to reports received by Hueiyen Lanpao, the incident took place at around 12:30 pm today.
The Honda Dio (MN01C/3846), which was being parked at Singjamei Mayengbam Leikai when it was stolen away by two persons coming on a Honda Activa (MN01AZ/7354) and speeded away.
When the owner of the vehicle turned back he found his vehicle missing.
He immediately called some of his friends and went in search of the vehicle upto Lilong.
On their way back, they saw the stolen vehicle parked at Tampha Keithel at Canchipur.
They waited for the vehicle lifters to come out.
After some time, one of them came to the spot on a Honda Activa and tried to drive away the vehicle.
He was immediately rounded up by the owner of the vehicle and his friends and beat him up black and blue, in which he lost consciousness.
Police later came to the spot and took away the unconscious person along with the vehicle in which he had come.
The identity of the alleged vehicle lifter has not been disclosed to media by the police so far.