One killed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 24 2015:
Timely and swift action of Imphal West Additional SP (Law and Order) S Ibomcha led to the arrest of an Army truck driver, who knocked down a 65-year-old man to death at Keishampat Churachandpur parking at around 10.25 am today.
Sources said that the truck was part of a convoy of Army vehicles, led by a Major, and they were heading towards Raj Bhavan from Kwakeithel side.
After knocking down the elderly man dead on the spot, the truck moved along with other vehicles towards Raj Bhavan side instead of stopping there.
On seeing the incident, a police team led by S Ibomcha, chased the Army convoy and cornered them near M-Sector Defence PRO office.
A short verbal altercation broke out between the Additional SP and the Army Major who led the convoy.
It is said that the Major initially denied that the truck (bearing registration number C091C73H of 73 Mountain Brigade) had hit the man.
However, the Army officer did not resist to drive to Imphal police station after seeing the fresh scratch marks found on the front right bumper of the truck.
Apart from seizing the truck, police later detained the driver/constable (number 4202395N), Shantabir Singh (27) s/o Shyamlal Yadav in Imphal police station.
The deceased has been identified as retired Agriculture Officer Yumnam Surendro s/o (L) Y Ibomcha of Sega Road Konjeng Hazari Leikai.