The Manipur government said the oil leak into the river has been contained Imphal/New Delhi: The oil leak from a defunct heavy fuel power plant in Manipur’s Leimakhong on Wednesday happened allegedly after “incidents of theft and burglary” at the abandoned facility, according to a police complaint filed by the Manipur State Power Company Ltd (MSPCL). The MSPCL in the police complaint filed on Thursday alleged theft and burglary caused the oil leak from the heavy fuel power station and hydropower plant house in Leimakhong, based on which the police filed a zero first information report (FIR) in Sekmai, 20 km from the state capital Imphal. A ‘zero FIR’ can be filed at any police station. Such an FIR has no number assigned, hence the name ‘zero FIR’, and the police station where the case has been filed has to send the FIR to the correct jurisdiction. “The perpetrators had also caused spillage of heavy oil, leading to an unceasing release of oil into the nearby river which has posed a significant threat to the …