Vehicle lifters' gang busted in Manipur

IMPHAL: The police along with volunteers of a Muslim body 'Anjuman Islah-E-Muashrah' busted a gang of seven vehicle lifters and recovered 10 two-wheelers from them at Muslim-dominated Lilong area in Thoubal district.

Some electronic gadgets like laptops, colour printers, scanners, smart-card making machines, lamination and spiral-binding machines used by them for making fake documents and smart cards were also seized.

The accused along with the stolen vehicles and the seized equipment were taken to the Lilong police station on Saturday evening.

A key member of Anjuman said the seven were pulled from different locations at Lilong area during a special drive launched since Friday morning.

Sources said the Muslim welfare body has been working relentlessly to check drug abuse, theft and other crimes since the past few years in the area and that it would continue with its drive in collaboration with the police or Assam Rifles or both.