3 Manipur Residents Held in Assam For Looting Shops

Silchar: Three persons, hailing from Manipur, have been arrested in Assam for allegedly looting shops and a petrol pump, using firearms, in different parts of Cachar district, a senior police officer said here on Sunday.

The accused persons have been engaged in robberies in various parts of the district and arrested on Saturday, Cachar Additional Superintendent of Police Subrata Sen told reporters.

During an initial investigation, it has been found that all of them are residents of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district and they have been displaced from their homes following an ethnic strife in the neighbouring state.