New twist to kidnapping story
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 05 2014:
The kidnapping of Thounaojam (O) Sunita and her son Sanamatum (7) of Uchiwa has reportedly turned out to be a stage-managed one clinically plotted by the woman in collaboration with a couple of the neighbourhood in their attempt to extract a huge amount of money from her husband.
Th Sunita w/o Th Hemanta of Uchiwa Awang Leikai and their son Sanamatum reportedly went missing since April 25.A ransom demand of Rs 2 lakh was served on Hemanta for the release of the mother-son duo.
Sanamatum is a student of Uchiwa High School.
According to sources, the stage-managed kidnapping episode unfolded following police investigation.
All the accused persons in the deceitful act including a minor boy with whom the mother had staged the kidnapping drama along with collaborators were pulled up by the police today from different locations.
Besides, a fraud case has been filed against them at Irilbung PS.
One Sarat and his wife are named as the co-conspirators.
It came to light that the mother-son, who were said to be kidnapped, were hiding somewhere in Tera area while the collaborators couple made their base at a place in Irilbung.
The sources also mentioned that the three accused persons would be produced before the Court of Judicial Magistrate Imphal West.
Locals and the school mates of the boy staged a sit in protest at Uchiwa Leirak Achouba demanding the safe release of the mother-son duo on May 3 under the belief that they had been abducted.