Lifters held with toy gun
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 15 2022:
Three vehicle lifters were apprehended along with a toy gun by a team of Bishnupur commandos from Oinam Bazar during a frisking and checking exercise yesterday evening.
A team of Bishnupur commandos under the command of M Roni, Additional SP (Operation) carried out regular frisking and checking exercise at Oinam Bazar at around 3 pm in connection with the forthcoming Manipur Sangai Tourism.
The team saw one red car without registration number coming from Bishnupur side which was suspected to be used by some miscreants recently while stealing one Honda Activa at Nambol Chingmang.
After minutely watching the CCTV footage of the theft, the car was stopped and on spot verification, the occupants were identified as Md Sagir Khan (22) s/o Ithem of Lilong Tamyai, Md Ishak (24) s/o Md Abocha of Lilong Chaobok, and Subhan (19) s/o Wahid of Lilong Mairel Khul During spot interrogation, all the detained persons admitted that they all were present at the crime scene on the day of lifting the Honda Activa from Nambol Chingmang.
On thorough checking of their vehicle, one small toy gun and one metal device used for opening locks of vehicles without key (T-shape metal device) were found from their possession which was used in the commission of the crime.
They were then arrested on the spot by observing necessary formalities and handed over to the Nambol police station for taking further necessary action, sources informed.