I/E CDO arrests man for planting IED
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 14 2021:
Imphal East district police commandos on Sunday arrested a man for planting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Khurai.
The arrested person has been identified as Aheibam Premchand Singh (47) s/o (L) Thoiba of Khurai kongpal Sajor Leikai.
According to a police report, on receiving reliable information, a district commando team carried out patrolling along Khurai Tinsid Road from around 5am Sunday.
During thepatrol, the team came upon a man suspiciously trying to hide something on the roadside near Khurai Chingangbam Leikai Paragon Club cum Information Centre.
On seeing the commando team, the man tried to flee.
Despite warnings from the police, the man managed to escape in a residential area after being chased for around 500-600 metres.
The team then inspected the stuff that the man had hidden and found an IED, a mobile phone and a detonator inside.
A bomb disposal squad arrived at the scene and safely defused the bomb.
Later, a combined team of Imphal East District Commandos, Porompat police and 15 AR conducted a house-to-house search operation around 6.30 am, during which the team arrested the man, who later identified himself as Premchand Singh, from near Awang Kongpal Junior High School in Khurai Kongpal Sajor Leikai.
A mobile phone was also seized from his possession.
Both the arrested person and seized items have been handed over to Porompat PS for further course of legal action.