Police detain army vehicle which fled after hitting a man at Keishampat

An army vehicle which tried to make its way after hitting a person at Keishampat Churachandpur parking area today morning   was rounded up by a team of Imphal West police led by Dr. Ibomcha, Additional SP (LO) and detained in custody. The person identified as Yumnam Surendro (65), son of late Y. Ibomcha of Konjeng Hajari Leikai, succumbed to his injury at the way to hospital.
According to eye witness, a convoy of army coming towards Imphal along the Tiddim road hit the man who as working on the roadside at Keishampat Churachandpur Parking area and speeded away without looking the condition of the injured victim. The army vehicle belonging to 5 Kumoan Regiment was tried to stop by a team of state police in front of Raj Bhavan but the army vehicle speeded without stopping however, a team led by Dr. Ibomcha, Additional SP (LO) who was at the time coming out for duty chase the army vehicle and forcibly stop it by overpowering it in front of GM Hall. The police team later detained it in their custody. The driver o the vehicle has been identified as Shantaveer Singh Yadav (age 27) son of Shyamlal Yadav from Rajasthan. Imphal west police has registered a case against the army vehicle. Police source said that the army vehicle was heading towards Leimakhong.
Meanwhile, the dead body of  Yumnam Surendro has been deposited at RIMS morgue for conducting post mortem.