Manipur: Vehicle lifter caught red-handed
IFP Bureau11 Apr 2023
One vehicle lifter was apprehended red-handed while he was attempting to lift a vehicle near Nirmalabas School, Imphal West around 9 am on Tuesday.
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One vehicle lifter was apprehended red-handed while he was attempting to lift a vehicle near Nirmalabas School, Imphal West around 9 am on Tuesday.
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On inquiry, the arrested person revealed that the said vehicle was found to be stolen from the gali located at the building of Eastern Hardware Store, Thangal Bazar, Imphal on Saturday.
A Hero Pulsar black in colour without registration number and a Royal Enfield Interceptor, Mark 2 Chrome in colour bearing Registration number MN04G-4971 were seized by the Thoubal police.
The ‘mastermind’ vehicle lifter was arrested from his residence by a team of Imphal West district commando at around 12.30 pm acting on reliable information received by the team.
An absconding vehicle lifter was arrested along with three stolen two-wheeler vehicles hidden in his residence at Sora Awang Leikai in Thoubal district.
A Honda Activa/Scooter, grey metallic in colour without registration number was seized from one vehicle lifter who was arrested in Imphal East.,
A total of 284 stolen vehicles have been recovered in the last five years till July 25, says Manipur Transport Minister Khashim Vashum.
The accused had earlier managed to escape from his house during a police raid conducted on Tuesday as part of an Anti-Vehicle Theft drive in which four stolen vehicles were recovered.
The accused managed to escape from his house during the raid, sources said.
Chief Minister Biren Singh, on his Facebook wall, shared a video clip of the arrested person and seizures with a caption “Well done special commandos team against vehicles theft Drive”.
The police team also seized five master keys and two Iron tools (Align Key) which the accused persons used in stealing the vehicles.
The arrested persons along with the seized vehicles were handed over to the police station concerned for further necessary steps.
The vehicle was handed over to the rightful owner, Donkhannuam, 52, wife of (Late) Hangzakam of Gouchinkhup Veng, New Lamka, Churachandpur district.
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One Ayub Khan disclosed that he had stolen the said vehicle from the roadside of Hatta Golapati near the water supply in the morning of July 31, police said.
The accused vehicle lifter has been identified as Siraj Khullakpam also known as Saroj, 21, son of Yunus Khan.
The incident occurred at around 6 pm on Tuesday at Leishangthem Khong Manung Makha under Thoubal police station.
The arrested person has been identified as Yumkhaibam Moshin alias Ningthem, 19, son of Md Noorjaman of Lilong Haoreibi Awang Leikai.