A team of special commando unit arrested two vehicle lifters and seized one two-wheeler (Apache), including different vehicle engines from Kongba Ucheckon, Imphal East on Tuesday.
The arrested persons have been identified as one Laishram Ibungo Singh, 27, son of late L Jiten Singh and Pangambam Dinesh Singh, 35, son of late P Jadumani Singh, both from Kongba Ucheckon near Social Youth Club, Imphal East.
Police said the team arrested Ibungo while conducting a search operation at Kongba and admitted being a vehicle lifter with Dinesh.
The police team immediately rushed to the residence of Dinesh and conducted search operation during which one two-wheeler (Apache) and different vehicle engines were detected, the police said.
The police team seized the detected vehicles and engines and arrested Dinesh from his residence and one laptop; two mobile phones were also seized.
The arrested persons, along with the seized goods, have been handed over to Irilbung police station for further legal action.
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”.
