Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 03 2010:
The junior machine man of the Sangai Express Daily has been handed over by the Thoubal Police Commandos as an activist of PULF (Azad) group, according to a case registered with the Lilong police station.
Mention may be made that family of the machine man identified as Md Gani alias Abdul (26) son of Md Babu of Pangong Makhong Kshetrigao reported that he was abducted by unknown persons suspected to be security forces.
They also lodged a complaint with the Porompat Police Station with regard to the missing of the Gani after his abduction on February 1 .
Locals also staged a sit-in protest on Monday last demanding save release of Gani alleging that he was abducted by some persons suspected to be security men from Keikhu Kabui Khul on Sunday evening in civil dress while he was moving with one of his local friends.
The family also lodged complaint with the Porompat Police of Imphal East district on the next day (February 1) stating that Gani has been kidnapped by some unknown persons from his way from Keikhu Kabui village.
But, Thoubal police commandos while stating that he was apprehended as a cadre of PULF-Azad faction handed him over to the Lilong police station in Thoubal district late yesterday evening.
He was produced before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thoubal and taken into judicial custody for further investigation into the charge level against him by the police commandos, official source said.