By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Aug 5: A local court has granted bail to Sar Chehon Rongpi, a resident of Rongpi village in Dokmoka, Karbi Anglong district of Assam who was arrested recently for impersonating as a Captain of the Indian Army’s Assam Regiment and is suspected of being a spy.
The court released the accused on bail on execution of bond amount of Rs 20,000 with two reliable and sufficient surety.
The accused has been directed to appear before the IO every Monday and Friday for a period of one month and was ordered not to tamper with or hamper the evidence. Besides, several other conditions were also laid before granting the bail to the accused.
The accused was detained in the HQ 101 Area, Shillong by Indian Army officials on duty at its CSD canteen after finding his behaviour suspicious.
According to the FIR filed by one of the Army officials, Rongpi was roaming around various military stations in Army uniform, falsely presenting himself as a military officer and taking pictures of the sensitive military instalments.