Imphal, Jan 17 NNN: Manipur police retrieved five bombs in a single day from different locations in Manipur on Tuesday which aimed and threatened the Congress candidates and their supporters, the incidents which are often claimed responsibilities by the CorCorm (Coordination Committee) that imposed a ban on the national political party from Manipur.
A Chinese hand grenade was planted at the residence of one T. Kashi, (67), a Congress supporter at Ngaikhong Khullen under Nambol police station in Bishnupur district and another bomb was retrieved by police at the house of a Congress worker namely, Ch. Tomba, 64 in Bishnupur Ward No. 3 this early morning, police said.
In Thoubal district, a handgrenade was lobbed at the house of Kakching Municipal Council chairperson M. Inakkhunbi at Kakching Ningthou neighborhood, but the bomb did not explode.
A bomb was also recovered at the courtyard of M. Borajao, 55 of Lamlai Makha locality this morning. The police said he was also a Congress worker.
In Imphal west, a hand grenade was found planting on the side of a drain near a shop located just opposite to the main gate of Manipur University at Canchipur. It was not known as to why the bomb was planted there.
The five bombs were defused by the Manipur police bomb squad teams and later disposed them, the police added.
On 17 Jan, acting on specific input, 6/8 Gorkha Rifles, of Logtak Brigade under Red Shield Division, alongwith Bishnupur Police Commandos recovered three live Grenades, one from Ward No 03 and two from Naikhong Khulen area in Bishenpur District.
The suspected houses were immediately cordoned, vacated and a thorough search of the area was carried out. The grenades could have caused extensive damage to life and property had they not been detected in time. The grenades were placed by functionaries of unknown underground groups to instil fear in the minds of people in wake of the forthcoming elections.
Two active workers of Congress have been reportedly kidnapped by suspected militants somewhere between Senapati district headquarters and Karong in the district yesterday, a police source said Tuesday.
The police just named the two abducted individuals as Thoii and Lamkhai, both natives of Oinam village in Senapati district and they are supporters of Education and Youth & Sports Affairs Minister, DD Thaisii who is also contesting the coming January 28 Manipur Assembly poll from Karong assembly constituency.
At around 5 pm yesterday, some unknown armed men kidnapped Thoii and Lamkhai at a place between Senapati district headquarters and Karong, said the police. Senapati is a hill district of Manipur which is about 65 km from the state capital Imphal.
However, the police did not provide full particulars of the abducted Indian National Congress (INC) workers or the details on which militant group involved in the kidnapping.
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