Dimapur, July 7 (MTNews): A Special Operations Team (SOT) of Dimapur Police on Thursday apprehended 5 miscreants after they tried to extort Rs.4000 at “gunpoint” from a fuel filling station in Dimapur in broad daylight. The arrests were by the Dimapur police Special Operations Team (SoT) acting on a complaint from the Dimapur Ao Youth Organisation (DAYO). It was lateer found that the miscreants were brandishing a toy pistol.

 

Dimapur Police in an update said that the SOT team while doing surveillance acted on a verbal information that some armed miscreants were threatening and extorting from a Petrol pump near Hotel Theja Fort. “SOT team acted swiftly during which one white Scorpio bearing registration NLO1P 0205 was intercepted near that area.

 

 

In this connection five persons were arrested namely 1. Asuka 2. Akheto 3. Mikato 4. Toto 5. Puloto and on search, seized one toy pistol which was used in the commission of crime and eight smart phones from their possession.” The update also said that the apprehended persons along with the seized items and vehicle were produced and handed over to East PS and FIR was lodged by the aggrieved party for the commission of crime.

 

Meanwhile, Dimpaur Ao Youth Organization informed that 5 misguided youths in the age group of 21-26 years terrorized the Manager of Bharat Petroleum, near Hotel Theja Fort by pointing a toy gun and extorting `4000/- in broad daylight today. “The owner is from our Ao community & manager being a bonafide member of Dimapur Ao Youth Organization (DAYO), the DAYO Grievances Cell immediately went into action upon learning of the crime through our HELPLINE and informed Dimapur Police,” a DAYO update said.

 

DAYO also said that Nagaland Police in Dimapur immediately swung into action and caught the criminals within 15 minutes. “Highest salute to Dimapur police & East Police Station, we will always co-operate with you in maintaining law and order to make Dimapur a more peaceful and better place,” DAYO added. DAYO helpline number is +91 89748 51911

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