Two vehicle lifters held, Eeco van recovered
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 29 2023:
Imphal West district police commandos apprehended two members of a vehicle theft gang from Lilong area and recovered an Eeco van on Saturday.
The arrested gang members have been identified as Md Abdul Wahid (27), son of Md Abdul Manal of Lilong Ushoipokpi Tharaorok, and Md Abdul Hakim (35), son of late Md Zaherudding of Lilong Chingkham Makha Dam.
Police source said that Abdul Wahid sells stolen vehicles and he was arrested from his house following specific information of the illegal operation, on Saturday at around 12.30 pm.
As per his disclosure, he normally buys the stolen vehicle from Md Imtiyaz & Md Abdul Hakim, both of Lilong Dam, Md Mosil of Lilong Haoreibi Awang Leikai and Md Saroji of Lilong Mayai Leikai, and sell them to one Seikholen Haokip alias Momo of Sora Langol Lou under Machi police station.
He also confided that the Maruti Eeco van (grey colour) bearing registration number TN05A X7885, which was recovered from his house, was bought from Md Abdul Hakim.
He along with the recovered vehicle has been handed over to Lilong police station for further legal actions.
In the follow up, the CDO team apprehended Md Abdul Hakim from near Lilong police station on Saturday at around 7.10 pm.
He has also been handed over to Lilong police station.