Woman arrested with stolen money
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 11 2022:
A team of Lamphel police station arrested a woman with stolen money on Saturday afternoon.
The arrested woman has been identified as Hoinei Gangte alias Neinei (61) w/o Kaisat Gangte of Kangchup Ponlen village, Kangpokpi.
According to police, a report was filed at Lamphel PS informing that around Rs 1.5 lakh in cash, which was kept inside a Godrej, had been stolen by unidentified person(s) from the residence of one RK Debendra of Chingmeirong Khongnang Ani Karak on October 5.Based on (he report, the PS registered a case and conducted investigation.
During the investigation, reliable information was received on Saturday afternoon, following which a team of Lamphel PS including women personnel conducted search operation in Chingmeirong area.
The team arrested Hoinei Gangte opposite to ISBT at around 1pm.The team then carried out a search of Ho-inei's residence, during which they recovered around Rs 3 lakh in cash.
It is speculated that half of the cash, i.e., Rs 1.5 lakh, had been stolen from different places including Keishampat.
The report continued that Hoinei Gangte used to sell Chak-hao and other types of pulses going from door-to-door.
She used to steal from houses when the residents were not present.
Hoinei was produced be fore the Duty Magistrate on Sunday, which then remanded her in police custody for 3 days for further questioning, the police added.