While condemning the incident of burning down vehicles allegedly belonging to a joint team of Manipur Police Commando and Narcotics and Affairs Border (NAB) by a mob of Moijing Kangjeibung Awang Leikai under Thoubal police station yesterday evening 7, Pradhan of Moijing Gram Panchayat, Ashlam Khan has clarified that there was no incident of confiscating weapons from the team.
During a press conference today, the Pradhan said that the NAB team led by its OC, Kesho in plain clothes conducted search at Moijing area without informing the public and local leaders. Not only creating confusion to the locals their conduct annoyed the people and the uproar was broke out as the police team tried to take away one Aslam Khan.
During the uproar, the enraged mob torched two cars red colour ALTO K10 (AS-01-AQ-0440 Silver) and silver colour ALTO LXI (AS-1F-3071) belonging to NAB team. However, the news report of confiscating pistol from the team carried by some local media is baseless as there was no such incident of confiscation by the mob. The NAB and Commando team even snatch a mobile phone from one police Sub-Inspector from the area identified as Lasker, said the Pradhan.
Even they claimed as NAB and Commando, locals suspected them as they were in civil dress. Their identities were later identified after contacting Superintendent of Police, Thoubal. The mob was provoked their attitude and conducts.
Stating that the locals of the area would extend all possible help to police and NAB team in future, the Pradhan also appealed to NAB and police commando to inform the people in their search and arrest in future.