Four UGs behind failed bomb attack at Pradhan's house held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 08 2011:
Four PREPAK activists including a woman were nabbed by a combined force of Bishnupur police and 4/8 Gorkha Rifles in a follow up action to the hurling of a hand grenade at the house of a Pradhan in Nachou of Bishnupur district today.
Suspected UGs hurled a hand grenade at the house of Nongmaithem Ranjit, Pradhan of Nachou Gram Panchayat today morning, the bomb failed to explode and was recovered and later, around 7 am defused by the Bishnupur police.
A combined force of Bishnupur police commandos and troops of 4/8 GR launched search operations at different places and apprehended four PREPAK activists including a woman.
Two hand grenades were also recovered from them.
Police said that Rabina Devi and Abung Singh were picked up from their respective houses and Chanam Yaiskul (55) and Tongbram Ngouba (31) were picked from Oinam when the combined force conducted a search there based on the disclosure made by the two picked up earlier.
The two hand grenades were recovered from the houses of Rabina and Abung.
During spot verification, the combined force came to know that they had hurled the bomb after the Pradhan refused to give ' 50,000 demanded by them.