Mob burns Moreh PS gate
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 26 2021:
As an aftermath of checking and questioning a vehicle marked 'Telecom' by police commandos at Moreh Bazar around 4.30 pm Monday, a mob burnt down the gate of Moreh Police Station.
According to sources, commandoes deployed for duty at Moreh bazar conducted intensive frisking and checking to ensure that no one came out from their homes unnecessarily during the state wide curfew imposed for containing Covid-19 pandemic.
After spotting a vehicle marked 'Telecom' moving repeatedly, the commando team halted and checked the vehicle.
Two people including a woman were in the vehicle.
The team asked the man driving the telecom vehicle to produce related i-cards and documents as they were on telecom duty.
However, the man failed to produce it.
There was contestation between the man and the commandoes after the man used strong words against them.
Subsequently, the commandoes beat him.
After the man went back from the spot, he brought a huge mob and burnt down Moreh Police Station gate.
The police remained helpless and unable to control the situation.
Later, the situation was controlled after both the sides resolved to convene a meeting with Tengnoupal Deputy Commissioner along with SP and Civil Society Organisations in Moreh to talk about the incident on the next day.