Bomb deluge continues, IED found at BRTF complex
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 14 2012:
After the RAW branch office of Lamphelpat was bombarded in the wee hours yesterday, another IED was found at the quarters of a BRTF Commandant, next to the RAW office and North of Lamphel police station.
According to information culled from the spot, 25th BRTF Commandant FS Mohan Lal's gardener Gautam Sahani first came across the object which later turned out to be an IED at about 8 am yesterday.
Gautam Sahani stumbled upon the object when sweeping the Commandant's compound and it was wrapped in a yellow polythene.
Unaware what was inside the polythene, Gautam re-wrapped the object and put it over the eastern RCC compound wall.
This morning Mrs Mohan Lal, perturbed by the bomb explosion in the neighbouring RAW office, asked Sahani to check if any suspicious object was present in the house.
At this, Sahani brought out the object and showed it to Mrs Mohan Lal and a sentry.
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A few minutes later, the object was taken to the 25th BRTF headquarters just a few metres away.
On opening the wrapper, an LED was seen first and this alerted the BRTF personnel.
They carefully lifted the object and put it near the compound wall just opposite to the AG quarters.
Then they informed police immediately.
After examining the object, explosive experts of Manipur Police confirmed at about 11.30 am that it was a bomb.
It was an improvised explosive device containing two cakes of TNT weighing 200 gms each.
It was a sophisticated remote-control explosive which did not have any splinter and it effective range was 100 metres, said the explosive experts.
The explosive experts detonated the bomb there and later taken to the custody of Lamphel police station.
A powerful bomb exploded inside the RAW branch office near its northern wall, just West of Lamphel police station at about 2 am yesterday.
However, there was no report of any casualty and police maintained that the explosive was of low intensity.
The proscribed RPF has already claimed its hand in the bomb blast.