Militant held
Imphal: A militant of outlawed National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM) was arrested by the Assam Rifles, a press release said. The arreested NRFM activists were identified as N Jiban alias Punshiba (40) of Laphupat Tera uner Mayang Imphal police station in Thoubal district and Haobijam Ibomcha alias Angou (31) of Lamshang Khunou under Lamshang police station in Imphal West district, the AR release said. (PTI)
Burglary attempt in bank, no cash looted
Imphal: Unidentified men broke into the Mantripukhri brach of United Commercial Bank (UCO Bank on Sunday, 4 km from here in Manikpur’s Imphal East district but only took away some valuables but not any cash. The burglers lifted four computers, CCTV camera box along with recorder and some valuables from the bank office. They had also broken two wooden almirahs and another iron chest and tore off serveral important files and papers of the bank, the police said. The burglers could not open the strong room and locker of the bank and hence could not take any cash. (PTI)
Gibbon born in Itanagar Biological Park
Itanagar: An Eastern Hoolock gibbon (Hoolock leuconedys) has given birth to a baby gibbon at the Biological Park here. The baby gibbon was born on October 7 but its gender will be known only after four years, park curator Raya Flago said today. With the birth the total number of the primate species in the park now has risen to 20. “The birth of the new baby brought much joy to the zoo staff as well as department of environment and forest,” Flago said in a communique. The mother gibbon, called ‘Mishmi Baideu’ (Mishmi sister) by the park authorities, was brought from Roing in Lower Dibang Valley district. Its partner is called ‘Corneal Opacity’ because of his defective eyes. The Biological Park has earned the distinction of breeding Eastern Hoolock Gibbons in captivity for the first time in 2008 and since then their number has risen steadily. Hoolock gibbon is the only primate species in the country and the state animal of Arunachal Pradesh, where its population is around 1500 making it highly endangered species, Falgo said. “It is our prime duty to save this beautiful animal from extinction,” he added. (PTI)
Abducted minor girl rescued; one arrested
Aizawl: A seven-year-old girl, abducted from a place near Harinagar village in neighboring Assam, was rescued and a 53-year old non-tribal arrested for allegedly abducting the child. A joint operation by the officials of the Joypur Police Station in Assam and the Mizoram Police, with the help of the Harinagar villagers, led to the arrest of Santosh Kumar Rai and securing the release of the little girl on Sunday, a Mizoram police spokesman said today. Both the accused and the abducted girl were brought to Aizawl today. Police described Rai as the friend of the abducted girl’s mother who belonged to Lengte hamlet, about 40 km west of Aizawl. The mother had fallen sick and was admitted to the Aizawl Civil Hospital from where Rai, on the pretext of taking the girl to purchase medicine, abducted her on October 3 while the FIR was filed in the Aizawl Police Station by the mother only on October 6. The Police team combed the Lengte hamlet, nearby jungle and jhum (shifting cultivation) areas for days after which they received information that the abductor left Mizoram and had entered Assam. (PTI)
