Grenade attack
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 06 2016:
A hand grenade exploded near a private residential gate at Uripok Haobam Dewan Leikai at around 5 am today.
The hand grenade hurled by some unidentified persons exploded on the southern lane of Uripok Kangchup road in front of a rented shop belonging to one RK (O) Bishovanu (65), informed a source.
However, there was no report of any casualty.
Although some people were out on their morning walk, the shops of the locality had not opened when the grenade exploded.
Later, in the afternoon, local womenfolk staged a protest demonstration against the grenade attack.
The protesters urged all concerned to explain why such violent attack was carried out in the thickly populated civilian area.
Meanwhile, a case has been registered at Imphal police station in connection with the blast.