Sit-in protests bomb threat
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, February 02 2022:
A hand grenade was found placed at the residential gate of Laishram Memcha Devi (60) wife of L Panchom of Tentha Khongbal Mayai Leikai under Khongjom police station on Wednesday morning.
A team of police led by SP Thoubal Jogeshchandra Haobijam visited the spot and inspected the bomb.
According to a police source, Memcha is the advisor of Women Committee of Wangjing Tentha BJP candidate Paonam Brojen and the bomb was spotted around 7.30am.A team of BDS and police retrieved the bomb and disposed it around 11.51 am at Langathel Langam Ching.
According to Laishram Memcha, she does not know who placed the bomb and there is no monetary demand made served to her by any group though she has had heated argument with some people regarding the upcoming election recently.
Meanwhile, locals of Tentha Khongbal Mayai Leikai on Wednesday staged a sit-in-protest against the bomb threat and demanded immediate booking of those anti-social elements.