Blast condemned
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 01 2011:
United Muslims Council (UMC), Manipur and Muslim Students' Union of Manipur (MSUM) have strongly condemned the killing of a rickshaw driver and causing injuries to four other people by triggering a bomb blast near the gate of Manipur Sangai Festival ground yesterday.
In a statement, Chairman of UMC Md Abir Khan described triggering of the bomb fitted on the rickshaw without the knowledge of the poor driver as an act of cowardice and demanded that the government find out the culprits and award befitting punishment.
UMC has also appealed to the government for extending necessary financial assistance to the family members of the slain as well as injured victims.
In another statement, General Secretary of MSUM Md Ziaur Rahaman observed that such act of killing and injuring innocent people is in contrivance of the principles of any armed revolutionary groups.
The student body has also appealed to the government for providing necessary financial assistance to the family members of the deceased and the injured people.