DIMAPUR: Mokokchung Police, in coordination with Tuensang Police, arrested a suspected vehicle lifter and recovered two stolen vehicles.
According to Addl. SP and PRO of Mokokchung Police, the accused, Shillam (47), son of late Thaming of Thonoknyu village, Noklak district, presently residing at Old Medical ‘B’ Ward, Tuensang, was arrested after police traced him through CCTV footage and a delivery package found inside an abandoned grey coloured Maruti 800 without registration plates. Investigation revealed that the grey coloured vehicle had allegedly been stolen from Tuensang, while a white Maruti 800 bearing registration number NL02C 0032 was reported stolen from a garage at Yimyu Ward, Mokokchung, on September 28, 2026.
The accused was apprehended in Tuensang following a pursuit after attempting to flee. He was brought to Mokokchung on October 3 and produced before the court, which remanded him to police custody. Further investigation is underway.
