PREPAK (Pro) claims
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 20 2016 :
The proscribed People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (Progressive) has claimed hands for the bomb blast that occurred at the showroom of Eastern Motors, Chingmeirong on Feb 18 and the blast at North AOC on Feb 19 .
In a statement, Melei, senior publicity officer of PREPAK (Pro) asked all vehicle showroom owners to pay heed to the outfit's appeals at the earliest while urging them to avoid any standoff with the outfit.
It warned of harsh actions against the showrooms if they choose to remain stubborn.
The outfit also claimed hands in the blast at North AOC yesterday around 6.43 pm.
It said that the blast, triggered amidst the pile of garbage, was the 'first warning' to drug addicts and to draw the attention of all concerned to the area.
The shops around the place where the blast occurred at North AOC yesterday deal in drugs and the area is a haven for many drug addicts, it said.
The piled up syringes around the place were not disposed or dumped there by any clinics or hospitals, but are used by addicts in injecting drugs after purchasing from shops in the area, it said.
Saying that North AOC is a high security area, the outfit asked what duties the Narcotic Dept has been dis- charging when drugs are sold openly in the area.
There has been no instance of seizure of drugs or evicting the drugs sellers or peddlers from the area.
Some personnel of the Narcotic and Police depts used the area as a route to earn huge extra income by collecting money from drug sellers and supplying drugs to them, the outfit said.