Imphal, June 14: The action was no lesser than woman police officers cracking a drug peddler gang in Bolywood movie. A police team led by Victoria Yengkhom, Additional SP (Ops) of Bishnupur district today rounded up two drug peddlers along with huge quantity of Phynsidyl bottles after a heroic chase near the western gate of Kangla.
Source said that, after getting a specific information about illegal drugs being transported in a blue colour Maruti van bearing registration number MN 04 A 8763, a team of state police led by lady officer Victoria Yengkhom track down the vehicle and intercepted it somewhere near Thoubal parking at Nityapat Chuthek Imphal. When the lady officer tried to halt the vehicle, it speed up trying to find escape route. The lady officer instead of giving command to her guard chased the vehicle. She was assisted by a team of city police. The maruti van was later rounded up by the team led by the lady officer after a heroic chase near the western gate of Kangla in Imphal west district at around 8.30 am today.
The driver of the van is identified as Md Wahidur Rahaman (28) S/ O Md. Amu of Waithou Sangomsang. He along with another person identified as Md Amir Khan (43) s/ o Md Abdul Garib of Lilong Chaobok Lamkhai were transporting around 500 bottle of Phynsidyl, a cough syrup used as intoxicants users.
Interestingly Amir Khan was reported to be wearing a wig so that people would not identify him.
