VDF personnel accosted, handed to police
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 30 2015 :
Six Village Defence Force (VDF) personnel who robbed a passenger Tata Magic van driver of cash at Brahmapur Nahabam in Imphal East district were accosted and overpowered by local residents and handed over to police on Thursday.
The driver has been identified as Puyam Ngongo, 25, a resident of Langathel Maning Leikai in Thoubal district.
The incident occurred at about 5 pm when the passenger van driver was detained by the VDF personnel and asked him to pay R1000 .
He refused the demand and paid Rs 50 to them instead.
Then they thrashed him and robbed him of Rs 1,300 and seized the vehicle key and driving licence.
The local residents then gathered at the spot and overpowered the VDF personnel and later they were handed to police.