Liquor seized, vehicle stealers arrested in Kohima

Kohima, June 26 (MExN): Personnel of 37th Assam Rifles while conducting checking and frisking of vehicles between Lal Mati area and 10th Mile road (Wokha road) seized assorted IMFL on June 25 around 8:30 pm. The liquor which was recovered from a Maruti Alto (AS-03B-4567) comprised of 135 MC Rum (Plastic bottle), 42 OC Blue (quarter bottle), 29 cans of Foster beer, and 28 cans of Kingfisher beer, according to a press release from SDPO (South)/PRO, Kohima Police. The seized IMFL along with the driver of the vehicle identified as Phuto Achumi (23) were handed over to Sechü (Zubza) PS. In this connection, a regular case vide Sechü (Zubza) P.S Case No. 0015/2016 U/S 44(a)(e) NLTP Act has been registered against him for further investigation.  

In another incident, a dumper truck which was stolen from Secretariat road in Kohima on June 24 at 11:00 pm by some unknown miscreants was later intercepted by the patrolling party of DEF Kohima near NST complex. Accordingly, two 18-year-old boys were taken into police custody and a case vide Kohima North PS case No. 0049/2016 U/S 379/134 IPC was registered against them for conducting further investigation, the release said.