Imphal: The Manipur Police on Tuesday arrested an individual working as a havildar in the state Home Department and seized a bulletproof Scorpio S11 during a routine vehicle check at a strategic location in Imphal East district, officials said on Wednesday.
A special police team comprising Imphal East district police commandos, PCR staff and traffic personnel carried out the arrest. Acting on intelligence inputs, the joint team deployed a checkpoint at the Andro Parking Wangkhei area under Porompat Police Station in Imphal East district.
At around 6 pm, police spotted a black bulletproof Scorpio S11 without a registration number and with tinted windows approaching from the Wangkhei side and signalled the vehicle to stop. Officials said the driver appeared nervous and gave evasive replies when questioned about the tinted windows.
When police asked the driver to open the doors, they found that the vehicle was fitted with bulletproof glass, raising suspicion, officials said.
During a thorough search of the vehicle, police recovered certain illegal items from the dashboard, though officials did not disclose details of the seized items.
Police identified the accused as Thounaojam Nilkamal Singh (30), a resident of Malom Tuliyaima Awang Leikai in Imphal West district, and confirmed that he is a havildar in the Manipur Police. Police arrested him and seized the bulletproof vehicle.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of law, and further investigation is underway.