Stolen vehicle recovered after 8 yrs

Kohima, May 3 (MExN): The Anti-Vehicle Theft Squad (AVTS) of DEF Kohima has recovered a vehicle (Indigo Marina) which was stolen on May 2, 2008 in Dimapur. A press release from PRO, Kohima Police informed that the Police Commissionerate, Dimapur had informed that the vehicle was snatched by three unknown persons at gun point between 6th Mile and 7th Mile (NH-39) in Dimapur on May 2, 2008.   On the basis of an FIR lodged by the vehicle owner at Diphupar P.S, a regular case vide Dimapur P.S Case No. 0040/2008 U/S 392/34 IPC was registered and the case was investigated by Diphupar P.S. However, the case was submitted in final report before Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dimapur on September 3, 2008 with a condition to revive the case as and when any clue is found in near future as the miscreants and vehicle were unable to be traced or retrieved, the release stated.

  The stolen Indigo Marina, which was recovered after 8 years, has been handed over to the I.O of the case on 03/05/2016 as per the requisition submitted by OC Diphupar PS Dimapur to Kohima Police.   The release further mentioned that when the vehicle was stolen, it had a registration number NL-03/0530, but when it was recovered by Kohima Police, the registration number was NL-07-3483. It was also said that according to the statement given by the person from whom the stolen vehicle was recovered, the vehicle was purchased in the year 2006 and had been in use till date.