VDF personnel arrested for firing
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 11 2012:
A VDF personnel has been taken into police custody in connection with the firing of his service rifle today.
The incident occurred while the VDF personnel asked for an illegal collection of Rs 5 from a rice hotel located at Paona Bazar near Usha cinema.
The VDF personnel identified as Thoudam Romanalda (25) of Nongchup Kameng came to the hotel at around 2.30 pm and fired a round of his service .303 rifles towards the hotel wall.
Sources from the spot said that moments before the shot occurred, the personnel demanded the hotel owner to give Rs 5 as his share of routine collection.
Romanalda fired the shot while the hotel owner refused to give the money.
People standing near the hotel chased the personnel before a motorbike patrol team of police commando arrested him.
A case has been registered in the City police.
Meanwhile, Paona Bazar Women's Welfare Organisation condemned the incident and appealed to all concerned not to repeat such act in future.