April records five blast incidents; 35 UG cadres arrested
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Bijoy Laishram
Imphal, May 04 2015 :
Twelve persons including women and children were injured in five blast incidents occurred in different parts of the State last month.
In all, 35 cadres belonging to 13 different underground groups were arrested during counter-insurgency operations by security forces in the month of April.
On April 5, a civilian was killed when two factions of KNF (N) were locked in a gun battle at Seichang village under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal district.
Three persons, including a mother and her child, were wounded when a crude bomb exploded at Haogailong village of Tamenglong district on April 6 .
On April 8, four civilians, including one woman, sustained injuries in a bomb blast near Light House cinema hall in Churachandpur district.
On April 16, one Manipur Rifles personnel reportedly killed himself with his service rifle at the residence of former DGP of Manipur Y Joykumar at Naoremthong in Imphal West.
Some unidentified men triggered a powerful hand grenade at the courtyard of one Sanjembam Memma (50), in Haorang Khunou area of Imphal West on April 20 night.
That night, one grenade was found placed near the residential gate of one K Meghachandra at DM College Kabo Maning Leikai in Imphal West.
On April 19, suspected underground cadres shot and injured one non-local in Sagolband Bijoygovinda area of Imphal West.
On April 22, police retrieved a grenade from the residential gate of Thoubal Jila Parishad Adhyaksha Kh Sunolata.
That day, five persons including two women were injured when a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded near Manipur University main gate in Imphal West.
One cadre each of NSCN (IM) and Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) were killed when the two groups exchanged near Oktan of Tamenglong district on April 29.Another three cadres of ZUF were also wounded in the reported encounter.
A total of 35 cadres belonging to different underground groups�KCP (MC), UNLF, PREPAK, ZUF, PLA, KYKL, PREPAK (Pro), KCP (Maoist), NNC, KCP, KCP (Noyon), KCP (P) and KCP (Lamyanba Khuman)�were nabbed by security forces during operations conducted in various parts of the State during the past month.