IRB man held for stealing cough syrup
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, April 09 2023:
A team of Thoubal police station on Saturday arrested 2nd IRB rifleman Lhunjangam Lhungdim (37), son of Jamlhun of N Molhoi village, Churachan-dpur, presently attached to Thoubal commando unit for stealing a codeine medicine from Lanchenba Pharmacy located near District Hospital, Thoubal and threatening the salesman with a double barrel gun.
The accused was produced before the CJM Court, Thoubal on the same day, which then remanded him to police custody till Monday.
As per eye witnesses, a person identifying himself as a Thoubal commando personnel came to Lanchenba Pharmacy in a white Bolero (MN05A-552S) around 7:30 pm Saturday and asked the salesman to give Zapiz tablets without medical prescription.
The said drug being susceptible to drug abuse, the salesman replied that the tablet was not available.
But the person barged into the counter section, pulled out an Ascoril Syrup and drank it.
On being asked to pay, the person contended that he had already paid for it.
Then he took out a double barrel gun from his vehicle and threated to kill the salesman, after which he left the pharmacy with the medicine, the eye witnesses said.
According to police report, the owner of the pharmacy Takhellambam Bidyakumari Devi (32), wife of A Lanchenba Meitei of Athokpam Khunou filed a complaint at Thoubal police station on Saturday.
Subsequently, a case was registered at the station for investigation and a police team arrested the accused and also recovered the Bolero which was used in committing the crime.