Lilong bazaar shopkeepers protest against robberies
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, October 20 2015:
Lilong bazaar in Thoubal district was shut on Tuesday and staged a sit-in protest against frequent store robberies taking place in the market area.
Sources said that one burglar, identified as Md Sarib Khan (21) of Lilong Haoreibi Awang Leikai, was arrested by police on the charge of stealing mobile phones worth Rs 3.7 lakh in the early hours of October 12 .
The robbery took place at 3-D Mobile Center owned by one Md Sabir from Kiyamgei Muslim Mamang Leikai.
Sarib Khan was caught on CCTV camera while he was stealing the mobile phones from the shop at around 2.30 am.
He was later arrested by Lilong Police a day after the incident.
But shopkeepers are unhappy that the police have allegedly failed to take any action against culprit Md Sarib who is now in the custody of Lilong Police Station.
A public meeting was also held as part of the protest.