The court of chief judicial magistrate, Kiphire on August 17, 2022 convicted a man and sentenced him to four years imprisonment for stealing arms and ammunition of Nagaland police in 2009.
The accused Aseba Sangtam, personnel of DEF Kiphire, on April 19, 2009 stole two AK-47 rifles with 120 rounds of ammunition and six magazines and one 9mm carbine along with 60 rounds of two magazines and ran away while serving in Nagaland police as body guard to then senior SP of Kiphire DEF with the stolen weapons and joined NNC FGN (NA).
The chief judicial magistrate Kiphire, Phuleto Yeptho, convicted and sentenced accused Aseba Sangtam to undergo one year simple imprisonment for offence under section 379 of IPC and three years simple imprisonment for offence under section 380 of IPC. While pronouncing the judgment, the court held that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt that accused Aseba Sangtam committed an offence under section 379 & 380 IPC beyond reasonable doubt.
