IMPHAL, Sep 14 MNS\/NNN : Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh today announced Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia for Friday Imphal blast victims and Rs 50,000 for the critically injured while Rs 10, 000 for the minor sufferers.
\nIbobi strongly condemned the blast that took place last night at Khoyathong in the heart of Imphal city, killing nine non-local labourers and wounding another 11.
\nThe Chief Minister in a statement released by his Secretary N Ashok Kumar termed the incident as \u201can inhuman and cowardly act,\u201d saying the Government has viewed this attack on the migrant workers very seriously and those responsible for this criminal act \u201cwill not be spared.\u201d
\nHe said the Government of Manipur shares the grief and pain of the bereaved families.
\nAll the nine victims hailed from Assam\u2019s Jawkata district. They were Asmad Ali, Arafat Ali, Abjal Haque, Md Tajuddin Ali, Sabul Haque, Md Zahir Hussain, Md Mufiz Ali, Md Mubarak and Md Motibur Ali, all aged between 20 and 30.
\nAll the injured are now being undergoing medical treatment at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and Shija Hospitals and Research Institute in Imphal. Among them, two are stated to be in critical condition.
\nMeanwhile, the nine dead bodies have been sent back to their native places by an Indigo flight after post mortem examinations at RIMS in the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n