Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 05, 2009:
An attack at the residence of an Executive Engineer of PWD last night by suspected underground activists has angered the residents of Khurai Sajor Leikai Chaithabi Leirak making them stage a sit-in protest against the attack today.
The hand grenade hurled at the residence of Khundrakpam Mohori exploded around midnight.
Though no one was injured in the blast, it caused damages to the window-panes of the rooms on the first floor of the building.
The blast took place when the third and youngest son of the engineer, Tomtom, a Sub-Inspector of police under training was climbing up the stairs to the first floor of the house where his room is located.
He escaped unhurt.
While claiming that there were no monetary demands to the family from any of the underground groups, the engineer's wife, Sakhitombi, taking part in the sit-in protest, said that her husband is ailing for the last nearly one and half years.
None of the underground groups has owned up hurling the grenade so far.
But the attack that cuased panic to the neighboureres was strongly condemned by the locals who participated in the sit-in protest.
Meanwhile, another hand grenade was hurled and exploded at the house of Hawaibam Bikramjit (43) at Uripok Mayai Leikai under Imphal PS at about 6.05 pm today.
No one was injured.