JOWAI: The presidents of East Jaintia National Council (EJNC) and Hynniewtrep A’chik National Movement (HANM) along with their accomplices have been absconding since Wednesday last after a case of robbery was registered against them at Ladrymbai Police Outpost.
The case was registered by the police after one George Ros Mingson Manner of Tarangblang village under Amlarem Sub-Division filed a complaint.
According to the complaint, Manner said that on Wednesday, while he was transporting dried betel nuts in two pick-up vehicles, the NGO leaders along with others blocked the road and seized the vehicles along with 60 gunny bags of betel nuts. Sources informed that the accused sold all the bags, each costing Rs. 8000.