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Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 26 2010:
An alleged activist of the proscribed PREPAK, who lobbed a hand grenade inside a pharmacy in RIMS campus was rounded up by the people and handed over to the police after a sound thrashing.
According to police report, the activist lobbed a local made hand grenade inside VSA Pharmacy located near the Casualty Ward of RIMS at around 2.15 pm today.
Talking to media-persons in connection with the incident, manager of VSA Pharmacy Waikhom Ibotombi (66) recounted that as soon as the hand grenade landed inside the shop and started releasing smoke, all the people ran out.
The hand grenade, however, did not explode.
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The activist who lobbed the hand grenade was chased after by security personnel on duty at RIMS, salesmen and other people who were present nearby and cornered him in front of Lamphel Power sub-station.
VSA Pharmacy is being run under an NGO named Vision of Social Advancement whose head office is at Palace Compound.
Manager Ibotombi informed that the pharmacy has not received any monetary demand or threat from any UG group.
The police report further said that the arrested activist has been identified as Keisham Ingocha (49) of Keishampat Khwairakpam Leikai.
He admitted himself as an activist of PREPAK.
While the cornered Ingocha was being beaten up by an angry mob, Imphal West District Police Commandos and personnel from Lamphel Police Station arrived and took him into custody along with the unexploded hand grenade.
Two other persons who came along with Ingocha reportedly managed to escape.
It is said that Ingocha had been earlier arrested by Imphal West District Police Commandos as a PREPAK activist around three months back.
Imphal East District Police Commandos, who have also arrested Ingocha earlier around two months back, however, said that he is a drug addict.
It may be noted here that RIMS and its surrounding area have become a soft target for unidentified armed persons and various violent incidents have been reported in the past.
On December 1, 2009, an IED was found planted inside RIMS campus.
On May 16 morning of the same year, a hand grenade was blasted near the southern wall of the institute just adjacent to a private hospital.
On July 5, 2008, two hand grenades were found inside the official residence of its MS Dr Y Mohen and on May 25 night of the same year, a bomb exploded at a spot in between the Administrative Block and Pathology Department of RIMS.
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