IED recovered
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 10 2014:
Personnel of 7 Assam Rifles found an IED yesterday around 8.30 pm near Phoungakchao Ikhai along Imphal-CCpur road in Bishnupur district.
According to a source, the IED weighing around 1.50 kg, was found wrapped in a polythene bag at a place located around 200 metres away east of Phoungakchao Ikhai Keithel.
Bomb disposal squad of the police retrieved the explosive device this morning.
The explosive was however defused in the evening when CM O Ibobi returned to the State capital after attending a function at Kangvai, just a few metres away from the spot.
Meanwhile, a statement issued by the PRO of PIB (DW) claimed that based on an input received from reliable source, a special area domination patrol was launched at 2 pm on Dec 9.The party recovered an IED planted 10 metres away from NH2 near village Kangvai at 7.30 am.
The IED was defused in situ by the bomb disposal squad of CID team, Imphal at 6 am on today.