Grenade found placed inside bus
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 07, 2013:
Some unidentified persons placed a hand grenade inside a passenger bus of Network Travels plying between Imphal and Guwahati today.
The incident happened at around 10 am at North AOC when the bus bearing registration number MN-01 1998 was about to depart for Guwahati.
The grenade was found wrapped in a plastic bag on Seat No.21/22.The bomb was discovered by one of the passengers.
He then alerted other passengers and ran out of the bus in panic.
Later, a team of Imphal West Police came and retrieved the grenade which was detonated safely.
According to the transport agency, the grenade might have been placed in connection with monetary demand made by two separate groups of KCP.
The passengers were later shifted to another bus and departed for Guwahati.