Kohima, September 5 (MExN): Kohima Police manning Khuzama interstate check gate recovered around 1,100 kg of ganja worth Rs. 55 lakh in the black market from an LPG/oil tanker on September 4. The tanker was being escorted by the armed C/78 CRPF Battalion NIDC Dimapur, informed a press release from Atu Zumvü, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (South) & PRO, Kohima Police.
The PRO recounted that around 6:00 pm on September 4, the police personnel at Khuzama interstate check gate during routine checking and frisking of vehicles noticed “an unusual movement of an LPG/Oil tanker B/R No. MN06T-0734 escorted by the armed C/78 CRPF Battalion NIDC Dimapur.”
When the tanker was asked to stop, it sped away, the release said. However, the vehicle was intercepted at Phesama check gate. According to the release, the driver allegedly attempted to bribe the police personnel by offering money, but when the personnel refused to accept the bribe, he tried to escape resulting in the police personnel smashing the windshield of the vehicle in order to stop it.
During the commotion, it added, the driver of the vehicle leaving behind the ignition key jumped out of the vehicle to a garbage ditch below the road. The Khuzama check gate duty personnel along with the Phesama check gate duty party trailed the driver through the blood stain left behind and found him hiding in the jungle below the road, the PRO said. He was found injured by broken glasses in the garbage, according to the release.
The seized vehicle and the driver were brought back to Khuzama P.S after administering first aid from NHAK. Here, the vehicle was thoroughly checked and the police recovered the ganja.
The driver identified as Thokchom Chakba Singh (38) of Manipur has been remanded into police custody for further investigation. Meanwhile, a regular case vide Khuzama P.S Case No. 0031/2016 U/S 20 (b)(ii)(c) NDPS Act has been registered against him.
