EMN
Dimapur, June 2
In a swift operation lasting two-and-a-half hours, two car lifters who were part of a notorious gang of inter-state car lifters were arrested at Khuzama police check gate.
The arrests were made following an FIR lodged by one Azharuddin Lashkar on May 30. The arrested car lifters have been identified as Muglesh Uddin, son of Shamsul Uddin and Mukhtar Hussain Lashkar, son of Amir Uddin, both from Lanka in Assam.Azharuddin in his FIR stated that a Manipuri couple and the two car lifters hired his vehicle (AS-11H-0089) from Guwahati to Dimapur. But on reaching Dimapur at 9.30 pm, the two car lifters snatched the ignition key from his driver near Shamrock Hospital and sped away along with the Manipuri couple. The driver immediately reported the matter to West PS following which the duty officer, ASI Mhasi Chadi, alerted all police check gates, inclusing Khuzama. The vehicle was intercepted at Khuzama gate and its occupants were arrested. It was during interrogation that the true identity of the car lifters came to light, a release issued by OC, West PS, said today.
The duo are now in police custody and further investigations are on.
