Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 09 2010:
Local people of Leiphrakpam today caught a street solar lamp thief at around 3 am today.
He was identified as Pebam John @Naoton (26) s/o P Tomba of Kangmong Awang Leikai.
He was handed over to Wangoi police station by the local people along with a street solar plate.
Four other accomplices of John have escaped.
According to OC of Wangoi Police station, Th Amumacha, police rounded up one Lairenlakpam Anand (18) s/o Thambou from Heigrujam Mamang Leikai on the disclosure of John.
Two solar plates, a 12 voltage battery were recovered from his custody.
On further interrogation, he disclosed that he had sold more than 60 solar plates at Noney through his stepmother Gairanglui who is residing at Noney.
Police also rounded up one Maibam Angoubi (38) s/o M Ibomcha from Kangmong Awang Leikai with a solar plate.
The four solar plates recovered today were stolen from Leiphrakpam, Iramsiphai, Lamshang Bazar and other Nagar Panchayat areas.
It may be mentioned that there are more than 200 cases of stolen street solar lamps in Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal and Bishnupur districts.
However no one was arrested till today.