Bombs found, workers stage sit in
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, April 04 2018:
A hand grenade each were found at two different brick fields located under Khongjom police station, Thoubal district today.
According to a source, the workers of the brick fields came across the bombs in the morning.
The brick fields, Arbindro Brick Field located at Kebaching and Yumnam Construction Brick Field located at Pundrei IVR, are owned by Sapam Arbindro Singh and Yumnam Chaoba Singh respectively.
A team of Khongjom police and 26 AR personnel in Khongjom inspected the locations while a bomb expert team of Manipur police disposed off the bombs at a safe location.
Meanwhile, workers of Arbindro Brick Field staged at sit in protest at the premises condemning the act of planting a bomb at a place swarmed by labourers who are working tirelessly and genuinely for their livelihood.
Various placards and slogans were also raised by the workers appealing the organisation/party concerned not to repeat such acts in the future.