IMPHAL June 13: A Chinese made hand grenade was found inside a Sareng (Wallago attu) presented to family members of district supply officer, (DSO) Consumers Affairs, Food and Public distribution (CAF&PD), Thoubal at Wangkhei Ningthem Pukri Mapal under Porompat Police Station today.<\/p>\n
According to the family of the DSO Laitongjam Somorendra, 60, son of (L) Babu of Wangkhei Ningthem Pukri Mapal, three persons came around 4pm and left the fish along with a mobile phone number.<\/p>\n
The unidentified persons also asked the family members to give the fish, which weigh around 4kg to the DSO, they said.<\/p>\n
However, unaware of any bad intention, the family members had started cutting up the fish for cooking, when they found a hard object which turned out to be the hand grenade, they said.<\/p>\n
The bomb was later safely retrieved by a team of the concerned police around 4.30.<\/p>\n
Police have lodged a case regarding the incident.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, a rusted hand grenade was recovered from the residence of Kangabam Gopal of Lamdeng Khounou under Lamshang police station at around 3 pm today.<\/p>\n
The bomb was reportedly recovered while digging the kitchen garden of Gopal\u2019s residence.<\/p>\n
Later police retrieved the bomb and safely detonated at a nearby paddy field of Lamdeng at around 4.30 pm.<\/p>\n