IMPHAL, October 18: A jewellery shop was robbed in broad daylight by a miscreant impersonating a cadre of proscribe RPF this morning at around 9 am.<\/p>\n
The jewellery shop `Opendra Jewellery works`\u2122 located at RIMS road, just few shops away from Babina Diagnostic Centre was doing its routine business when the incident occurred said the shop owner Khumanthem Opendro S\/o Kh Modhu of Noaremthong Khumanthem Leikai, Imphal West during a press meet held a Manipur Press Meet, Imphal.<\/p>\n
Opendro said around 9:00 am a person came into his shop and asked for him and then for him to come out of his shop for a talk and told him to surrender the three arms (weapons) that RPF had hidden in his shop.<\/p>\n
As the charge was baseless, he answered to the unknown person that the information is wrong and he does not have the weapons.<\/p>\n
The RPF impersonating person then threatened to take him away for clarification with the party leaders. Upon Opendro`\u2122s request that his wife was not well, the person further threatened to take his brother who is also an employee of the jewellery shop.<\/p>\n
In the meantime Opendro gestured his younger brother to conceal the jewelleries in the scooter\/moped `Honda Pleasure`\u2122 utility box.<\/p>\n
Further Opendro said that RPF impersonator took away Opendro`\u2122s younger brother identified as Khumanthem Amarjeet along with the Honda Pleasure and drove toward RIMS mortuary.<\/p>\n
Amarjeet was then pushed from the scooter, and the impersonator took scooter along with the gold\/jewelleries worth Rs 4.5 lakhs, and drove away.<\/p>\n
Khumanthem Upendro further appealed the state concern department to look into the matter to bring justice. He also appealed to the concerned underground organisation to look into the matter.<\/p>\n
Further meira paibi group of Opendro`\u2122s locality appealed to the concern authority to find out the fact to maintain peace and tranquillity in the area.<\/p>\n\n