IMPHAL, May 31 NNN: Police today raided a house in Imphal and seized large quantity of goods items that belonged to driver Kumud Ali who was kidnapped and killed before hijacking his goods-laden vehicle by five miscreants from Sekmai bazaar on May 9.
A combined team of police jointly led by Lamphel Police Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Kashar and Sekmai Police Officer-in-charge, Premjit raided the house of one Md Nasir aged 40 of Hapta Golapati Tenki Makhong around 3:30 pm and recovered the goods items packed in cartons.
However, no arrest was made during the raid as the police reports said that the goods were deposited in a rented godown belonging to Nasir by one of the accused in the kidnapping and killing of Kumud Alia aged 22 and later hijacking of his truck case.
The accused named Sanayaima took the godown on rent from the owner and he left the items there on May 10, according to police.
Five miscreants including Sanayaima kidnapped the truck driver Ali, son of Md Mojid Ali of Dikhujali village, Assam from the Sekmai bazaar along with his truck and killed him before hijacking his vehicle.
Imphal West District Police had claimed to have cracked the case of kidnapping and killing of truck driver Kumud Ali of Dikhujuli village with the police arresting the main accused on May 29.
Md Amir Khan aged 22 of Litanpokpi involved in the kidnapping and killing of the truck driver Kumud Ali and later hijacking of the truck owned by the victim, was arrested by the police and also recovered the hijacked vehicle, Superintendent of Police, Imphal West District Police, had said.
Md Amir Khan of Litanpokpi, Md Rajak Ali of Keibung Mayai Leikai, Md Sana of Kwakta Ward Number-3 and Md Sanayai, also from Keibung Mayai Leikai are co-accused in the case however they are absconding.
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