Two involved in killing non local, bomb attack arrested
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 11 2022:
In separate incidents, teams of Andro police station arrested two people allegedly involved in killing of non-Manipuri at Uchol Chingjing along Ngarian Andro road and planting of bomb at non-Manipuri workers' makeshift shed on Saturday.
The arrested people have been identified as Hijam Sanatomba Singh (25) son of Hijam Polio Singh of Andro Khuman Leikai and Hijam Itomba Singh (32) son of H Surochandra Singh of Andro Leitanpekpham.
According to police, a team of Andro police led by OC inspector Md Riyajuddin Shah arrested PLA activist Hijam Sanatomba from Andro Khuman Leikai in connection with a follow up action of a case taken up by Andro police.
The arrested person was involved in transportation of firearm which was used in killing of one non-Manipuri at Uchol Chingjin along Ngarian Andro road on July 8 .
Sanatomba completed basic military training of PLA in Myanmar in 2016 and his army no is 3285 .
Further, on the same day at around 7:15 pm, the same team along another team of Andro PS arrested Hijam Itomba Singh, who was involved in planting hand grenade near the makeshift work shed of non local workers at Andro Sanathei Park on the intervening night of June 2 and 3 .
The arrested duo was produced in the court of JMIC separately on Sunday and further remanded to police custody till September 16 .