Imphal, November 24 2009: Unidentified armed persons reportedly left a hoax Chinese hand grenade at the residence of a Gram Panchayat Pradhan at Pungdongbam under Lamlai Police Station in Imphal East district today.

According to police report, Lamlai police retrieved the iron lump which looks exactly like a Chinese hand grenade from the courtyard of Irungbam Rabi of Pungdongbam, who is the Pradhan of Pungdongbam Gram Panchayat at around 6 am today.

The family members of the Pradhan have reportedly received a telephone call from some unidentified persons claiming that a hand grenade had been lobbed inside the compound.

When the police searched for the grenade today, it turned out to be an iron lump resembling a grenade.