IED found planted, sit-in staged
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 15 2021:
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found planted near the house of one Aribam Sasheekumar (49) of Khongman Zone-I under Irilbung PS.
According to a police report, the IED was discovered close to the gate of Sasheekumar's residence around 8am on Monday.
On receiving the information, a team of Irilbung PS accompanied by bomb disposal squad rushed to the scene and safely defused the explosive.
The bomb was found to be fitted inside a steel can with a table clock as the timer.
On the other hand, condemning planting of the IED, locals of Khongman Zone-I staged a sit-in protest on Sunday.
During the sit-in, the protestors urged against planting bombs in residential and crowded areas and further appealed to the person(s) responsible to clarify why the bomb was planted at the residential gate of Sasheekumar as soon as possible.