Lamlong pharmacy blast: Sit-in staged, NRFM claims
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 17 2021:
Locals settling around Khurai Lamlong Keithel and adjoining areas on Friday organised a sit-in protest against the IED attack at Bobby Pharmacy which occurred in the wee hours of December 15.The bomb blast also caused damage to a nearby paanshop.
One of the protesters said that they strongly condemn the damage caused to the paan shop located next to the pharmacy.
The paan shop is the only source of income of a widow and her child.
The family is still living in fear since the incident.
Similarly, the local residents are also feeling a sense of insecurity, the protester said, while urging whomever responsible not to repeat such acts in future.
Meanwhile, the armed National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM) claimed responsibility for the bomb blast at Bobby Pharmacy located along Tinsid road in Lamlong bazar under Porompat police station in Imphal East district.
Claiming responsibility for the blast, a statement of NRFM said none of the indigenous people of the land is not the outfit's intention to terrorise people but those indulging in anti-social activities will have to pay price.
Under its nefarious agenda to turn Manipur into a graveyard, India has been pushing psychotropic drugs and enforcing AFSPA to completely uproot indigenous people of Manipur.
As long as the ongoing freedom movement continues, the outfit will fight any force which attempts to destroy younger generation of the society, the NRFM statement said adding that the bomb blast at Bobby pharmacy was part of outfit's ongoing fight against drugs.
Bobby pharmacy was warned to stop indulging in drug business but continued and this prompted the outfit to attack the pharmacy, the outfit said and informed the public that proprietor of the pharmacy will be dealt with accordingly.