Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 07:
Unidentified persons snatched an AK-47 rifle allotted to a security personnel deployed as house guard of former MLA L Radhakishore.
The incident took place at the high security zone Babupara at around 8.30 am today.
The rifleman has been identified as Md Janamuddin (No 06200343) of Yairipok and belonging to the 6th manipur Rifles.
According to informed source, Md Janamuddin was assigned sentry duty at the ex-MLA's quarter in the morning hours and with the weapon slung around was loitering near a shop (dukan) located opposite to the quarter when the incident took place.
Janamuddin has been taken into custody of Imphal police station where he is being interrogated.
Sources conveyed that two Maruti car borne persons accosted Janamuddin and fled from the scene after snatching the AK-47 along with a magazine containing 20 rounds.