Five arrested
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 17 2023:
Imphal West commandos arrested at least five persons along with one 9mm pistol, three bottles of CODEDYL-T 100 ml, Rs 3.5 lakh in cash and some other items from Singjamei Bridge under Singjamei police station late last night.
The arm (9mm pistol) was seized from one Pangambam Chingkhomba Meitei (28), s/o Late Pishak of Yairipok Top Laimanai, said police while the other four persons who were also arrested are Yumkhaibam Mosin (24), s/o Md Noor Zaman of Lilong Awang Leikai; Wangmayum Mehtab (30), s/o Md Nawab of Lilong Bazar, Maibam Sharukh Khan (28), s/o Md Abdul Hakim of Thoubal Moijing and Chingakham Sunder (31), s/o Ch Nongyai of Yairipok Top.
According to police, a team of Imphal West commandos under the command of Additional SP (Ops) M Amit carried out routine frisking and checking drives in different junctions of Imphal West district.
During the frisking at Singjamei Bridge, a black Hyundai Creta without registration number plate was detained by the commandos team for verification and seized one 9 mm pistol loaded with one live round from the possession of one of the occupants Pangambam Chingkhomba.
The commando team also seized two side bags containing Rs 3.5 lakh in cash, two loose vehicle registration number plates of Haryana, three bottles of CODEDYL-T (100 ml) and seven mobile phones, it added.