An aspiring candidate for the ensuing 10th state assembly election of Heirok A/C was arrested along with her husband by a team of Thoubal police commandos from their residence this morning around six a.m.
These arrested were Ningthoujam Sumtibala (45), her husband N. Ibomcha (55) of Heirok III Tourangbam Leikai.
Following the incident, the JAC formed in this connection blocked Heirok Wangjing Road for one hour and later submitted a memorandum to SP, Thoubal.
An election office of sitting MLA, M. Okendra has been opened in fron of the house of aspirant candidate Smt. N. Sumtibala. The woman along with her workers removed the festoon which wrote ‘welcome to Okendro’. Following a complaint by Heirok Youth congress committee, the Thoubal commandos apprehended them.
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