Mob burn truck
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 09 2023:
Angry mob burnt down one truck (Tata407) on the charges of transporting household items for a specific community this morning at Sagoltongba Sabal Leikai under Patsoi police station.
According to the information culled from the spot, the said truck was coming from Imphal toward Sagoltongba before being detained by a mob gathered at Sagoltongba.
On checking the vehicle, certificates and other documents allegedly belonging to a person of a specific community were reportedly found.
Following it the situation quickly spiraled out of control and the vehicle was burned down, a local said.
A team of police rushed to the spot and took the driver who was detained by the unruly mob into their custody, the local said.
A team of Manipur fire service personnel also arrived shortly and extinguished the flame, the
local added.