Congress leader house bombed, escort personnel hurt
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 18 2014 :
Unidentified miscreants exploded a bomb at the residence of Sagolsem Achou (50), Vice-President of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) and Chairman of Khadi & Village Industries Board at Wangoi Thokchom Leikai in Bishnupur district around 5 am today.
A rifleman of 7 IRB identified as Lourembam Herojit (30) s/o (L) L Chaoba of Singjamei Oinam Thingel, who is posted at the residence of Achou as one of his his escort personnel, sustained injuries in the blast.
He is now undergoing treatment at RIMS Hospital.
Reports said the bomb wrapped in plastic bag was come across lying near the gate of the house by some IRB personnel, who were on duty, around 5 am.
Some of them were trying to open the plastic bag with the help of a stick when the bomb exploded suddenly, leaving one of them injured.
Achou was not present when the incident occured as he is now in Delhi on some official work.
Police have no clue as to which group could have been behind the blast nor did they have the knowledge for the reason of the attack.
Meanwhile, registering strong protest against the attack, women folks of the locality staged a sit-in-protest at Wangoi Thokchom Leikai.
Speaking to media persons on the sideline of the protest demonstration, one of the protesters said that such deadly bomb attack in public place is inhuman and so highly condemnable by all right thinking person.
She also appealed to all concerned organizations not to repeat such attack in future.
Several placards reading, 'Do not create panic among public', 'Let us live peacefully', 'We condemn bomb attack in public places' etc, were used during the protest demonstration.