Morung Express News Dimapur | October 17 One man suspected to be behind a failed extortion attempt was arrested by the police following a month long chase. The accused, identified by the police as Lovika Ayemi (26 years), reportedly a ‘khapur’ in the NSCN (IM) was tracked down at a village under Niuland on the wee hours of October 17. According to the police, the accused was on the run since September 16 after vandalising a jewellery shop at Nyamo Lotha Road. The police said that the accused smashed a glass counter and fired two shots from a small firearm, snatched a mobile phone and Rs. 5000 in cash from a salesman before escaping in a motorcycle. The incident was reportedly over the shopkeeper failing to fulfil monetary demand. The incident was captured by CCTV which proved crucial in identifying the accused and also, phone tracking, which eventually aided the police in locating his whereabouts, the police added. One .32 pistol and a magazine suspected to have been used in the crime was also seized from his possession.
