IMPHAL, January 2: Amidst the hue and cry against the rising crime committed against women and children in the State, a non-local was today caught trying to traffic three minors in Tamenglong District.<\/p>\n
According to a police source, the non-local has been identified as one Ozish, 45 from Maharashtra. It said the incident took place at around 8 in the morning at Kambiron under Nunba Police Station of Tamenglong District.<\/p>\n
It continued that the minors are from Nungba area, two boys and one girl, all of them between 5-7 years. They were found travelling with Ozish on a Maruti Alto car with registration No. MNH-12-BP-5992 when 87 BN of CRPF personnel were conducting routine check on vehicles at Kambiron post.<\/p>\n
Further it said the CRPF on suspicion started questioning the said non-local thereafter the minors revealed that they were kidnapped by him. Afterwards, the CRPF personnel took the minors and the non-local inside their camp for further questioning, the source added.<\/p>\n
The source continued that on hearing the news of minors being caught with a non-local, parents of the said minors along with a large number of villagers stormed the CRPF Camp. They demanded that the children along with the alleged kidnapper be handed over to them, the source added.<\/p>\n
The CRPF personnel had a hard time controlling the furious villagers who were adamant their demands be met, the source continued.<\/p>\n
Police enforcement had to be called in from Tamenglong District headquarters, the source said.<\/p>\n
Additional SP and SP of Tamenglong rushed to the spot to control the situation and the children were handed over to their parents, the source further said.<\/p>\n
However, the Alto car in which the minors were taken was set on fire by the enraged villagers angry that the kidnapper was not handed over to them, the source added.<\/p>\n
No further detail could be culled regarding any possibility of involvement of more people in the alleged kidnapping of the minors at the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n\n