Man apprehended with gun
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 27 2021:
A team of Special Commando Unit arrested a man with a gun from Sega Road Thouda Bhabok Leikai around 9.15 am Monday.
The arrested person has been identified as Meitram Sanatomba alias Sana Meitram (42) s/o Ibopishak of Sega Road Takhellambam Leikai.
The commando team recovered one handgun and a magazine from his possession.
According to a police report, acting on reliable information about the presence of some armed persons in the said area around 8am on Monday, a team of Special Commando Unit conducted a frisking operation.
During the operation, the commando unit stopped a man coming from Kwakeithel direction and found a gun in his possession.
While questioning, the man revealed that he purchased the gun from one Lane of Saitu for Rs 60,000 with the aim of defending himself during the upcoming polls.
Both the arrested person and the seized gun have been handed over to Imphal PS for further legal action, the report conveyed.