Bishnupur commandos thwart grenade attacks
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 02 2012:
With the arrest of two KCP (MC) cadres, Bishnupur district police commandos thwarted a series of grenade attacks by KCP (MC) Nongdrenkhomba group.
According to a statement issued by SP of Bishnupur district, on receiving information that some UG groups were planning to carry out IED explosives at various places on the eve of New Year, Commandos of the district police were deployed to conduct operation at different strategic locations.
While conducting frisking and checking at Moirang Laithangjing Mamang, the commando team arrested two cadres of KCP (MC) Nongdrenkhomba group, later identified as Ningthoujam Sanjok Singh alias Roshan (26) s/o N Amuba Singh of Tokpa Ching Laimang under Thoubal district and Thongam Ningol Salam Ongbi Sama Devi alias Sakhi w/o S Inao Singh of Moirang Kumam Leikai, and recovered one Chinese hand grenade and seven demand letters of the armed outfit from their possession.
On verification, it was established that KCP (MC) Nongdrenkhomba group was planning to carry out a series of grenade attacks on MLAs and candidates of the ensuing 10th Assembly election, 2012.Salam Sama Devi alias Sakhi disclosed that they had come to carry out attack on MLA of Moirang A/C M Prithviraj by hurling a grenade attack at his residence as instructed by Nongdrenkhomba, the SP informed.