Rescued
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 03 2023:
A team of Imphal East commandos and Heingang police rescued a 42 year old man from the hand of alleged armed abductors and seized one .32 pistol and a Tata Mega from a paddy field at Ishirou Lamyai along Imphal-Ukhrul road last night.
According to sources, the combined team received information about the alleged abduction attempt at around 6.30 pm from 16 Assam Rifles.
Reportedly, the armed miscreants suspected to be militants tried to abduct the man from the western side of Salanthong Bridge.
Based on the information, the police team carried out a massive search operation in different parts of Imphal East district to rescue the abducted person identified as Md Noor Khan, s/o Md Abdul Rahim of Khomidok Umang Leikai.
During the operation, the joint team rescued Md Noor Khan from the paddy field at Ishirou Lamyai along Imphal Ukhrul road last night at around 7.30 while the kidnappers fled from the scene.
The joint team seized one Tata Mega with Manipur registration number, one .32 pistol loaded with two live rounds in the magazine.
The rescued person along with the seized items have been handed over to Heingang police station.