IMPHAL, December 10: Laishram Sunil Singh alias Khoimu, 38, son of L Yaumachou and L Padamukhi Devi of Pukhrambam Maning Leikai who was reportedly kidnapped on December 8, around 10:30 am has managed to escape from the hands of his kidnappers, sources said.
Sources said soon after he escaped from his kidnappers who had taken him to a hill range in Achanbigei under Heingang Police, he called his land lord identified as maibam Vanisana around 12:45 pm asking him to pick him up from Achanbigei.
After getting the information, a team of the Singjamei police, family members and members of the JAC formed in connection with his kidnapping rushed to the spot.
Sources said he was first taken to the JNIMS for check up.
It is also learnt that the JAC had started to close down shops and block the road and held sit in protest at Singjamei against his kidnapping but called off all agitations after getting information about his safety.
Speaking to media persons following his medical check up, he said on December 10, his kidnapers had come to buy 200 chairs for Christmas from his shop, but since he didn`™t have that much chairs, he told them that he will get it from Paona Bazar.
The kidnappers also gave him Rs 2000 advance, he said.
He said once he boarded the kidnapper`™s van, he could smell something bad and when he complained they gave him a handkerchief to close his nose and when he put the handkerchief to his nose he fell unconscious.
When he woke up he found himself inside a hut on top a hill and he escaped after passing along a hill, he said before adding that the kidnappers have taken Rs 2.5 lakhs from his pocket and a mobile phone.