Man apprehended with cough syrups
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 04 2023:
Volunteers of Khangabok Joint Coordinating Committee and local Meira Paibi members apprehended one person along with two cartons of cough syrup at Khangabok in Thoubal district on Sunday around 11 pm .
According to a press release issued by the Khangabok Committee, local Meira Paibis who were on night vigil stopped a Santro car (WB34Q 2619) along with two occupants on Sunday around 11 pm.
As they tried to check the car, the vehicle sped off causing injuries to some of the Meira Paibi members after which committee volunteers chased the car and stopped it.
Upon checking, they found two boxes containing cough syrups without any valid documents.
In the meantime, one of the two occupants of the car escaped while the other was captured by the volunteers.
The captive identified self as Md Fajur Rahaman son of Mdd Sanamani Rahaman of Sangaiyumpham Cherapur Makha Leikai and also claimed that he is a CDO personnel posted in Imphal East district and showed his ID card.
He further revealed the identity of his friend as Md Arif Ali of his same locality, who is a rifleman of 3rd IRB.
Claiming that the apprehended CDO jawan has a track record of threatening civilians by showing his gun, the statement further informed that the apprehended person along with the confiscated cough syrups has been handed over to Thoubal district police.