Four armed SoO cadres detained
Source: Chronicle News Service / Kaimuanthang Mangte
Churachandpur, February 18 2022:
District police on Friday detained four people who were found in possession of arms while frisking and checking at Saikot.
According to police, a team of the district police under the joint supervision of SP Churachandpur, Addl SP (L/O) and OC Churachandpur Police State stopped a white-colour Creta car (MN04A- 9811), coming from Molenphai side, suspected to be one under its surveillance during frisking and checking at the tri-junction area along the Saikot-Sugnu road.
After a thorough search, the team discovered arms and ammunition and a mobile phone.
The police acted on a tip-off about SoO cadres visiting villages in Saikot area on a white Creta car on Thursday night and the four occupants of the car were detained on Friday.
One 9mm pistol (body number slightly scratched and likely to be of police department) with a live round inside the magazine, one bore 12 bore pump action gun (no.280022021 manufactured by BHATI & Co) and one Nokia mobile were seized by the police.
The four detainees have been identified as S/S Lt of KNA Salem SoO camp Khailam Haokip (46) s/o late Holkhulun of B Vengnom, S/S Sgt of ZDV Salem SoO camp Chonminlal Manlun (39) s/o Ngulmang of Songjang village, Khaiminlian Manlun (48) s/o Pumdal of New Zouveng and Samuel Pauthianmang (31) s/o late Thonglal of P Kamdoveng.