Grenades gifted to two houses
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 21 2016:
Two hand grenades were found at the residences of two individuals at Takhel, Imphal East district under Lamlai police station this morning.
According to information culled from the spot, some unidentified persons came to the residence of Takhel Gram Panchayat Pradhan Thokchom (O) Priyo (48) w/o Lanthoi and left behind a hand grenade at around 10.20 am.
The unidentified persons put the hand grenade inside the left pocket of Lanthoi's shirt.
Lanthoi immediately took out the grenade and kept it at the verandah.
Not long after, the same group of unidentified persons came inside the kitchen of one Sagolsem Binodkumar (48) s/o Ibohanbi at Takhel Mamang Leikai and placed a hand grenade on an LPG gas stove.
The twin incidents evoked a tense situation at Takhel and the villagers went after the group of unidentified persons.
Later in the afternoon, a bomb disposal squad of Manipur Police arrived at the village.
They retrieved the two hand grenades and set them off safely at Kanghu Chingjin.
In the meantime, womenfolk of Takhel staged a protest demonstration denouncing the twin incidents of placing hand grenades at civil residences.
Pradhan Priyo said that there was no case of any monetary demand from any group.
Takhel Makha Leikai Meira Paibi Lup secretary L Bimola appealed to all concerned to come up with an explanation as to who placed the hand grenades and why.