Mail News Service
Imphal, Jan 9: Three powerful IED (Improvised Explosive Device) bombs exploded close to the Irabot Memorial Park community hall at Lamlai Chalou in Imphal East in the wee hours of Monday, but no one was injured in the blasts except some damage caused to the hall. Another three IEDs were also recovered from the spot, according to police. A meeting was scheduled to take place on Jan 11 next.
The blasts occurred at around 1:30 early morning at the adjacent locality of State agriculture minister Pharoijam Parijat when three IEDs exploded in quick succession near a hall of Irabot Memorial Park located at Lamlai Chalou along Imphal Ukhrul road, about 12 km from here.
The blasts caused some damages to the ceiling, staircase and gallery of the hall.
Police said they also recovered another three IEDs at the site where the blasts took place and that a bomb squad defused them.
Meanwhile, the Coordination Committee (CorCorm), a conglomerate of Manipur based seven militant groups, which has been continuously targeting Congress offices in its attempts to ban the Congress party in Manipur, denied hand in Monday’s blasts at Lamlai Chalou.
Agriculture minister Parijat while speaking to the media after the incident said that the CorCorm had informed over phone that the group was not involved in the blasts. Parijat was talking to reporters just after the incident.
The Congress in Manipur is not unruffled as the CorCorm has continuously targeting Congress offices without cessation in the last four days. The militant organization also planted an IED at Congress Bhawan here yesterday.
Police retrived a Chinese hand grenade from the house of one Waikhom Sanachand (43) of Singjamei Waikhom Leikai this morning around 6.30 a.m. He is the worker of congress (I) candidate I. Hemochadra.
In a similar incident, two hand grenade were found at the houses of two worker of K. Ranjit, Congress (I) candidate at Kakching Khunou Hijam Sanakhongnang Leikai and Kakching Khunou this morning. Sit in protests were held .
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