CorCom intensifies attack on Cong workers
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 12 2012:
Showing no sign of relent in their attacks on Congress candidates and workers, members of Co-ordination Committee (CorCom) of the seven UG groups, which has imposed ban on Congress party, exploded a hand grenade at the residential compound of one Ayekpam Joychandra of Tera Maibi Leirak at around 6.30 pm today.
Joychandra is said to be a worker of AK Mirabai, a Congress candidate, who is contesting in the upcoming election to the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly from Patsoi Assembly Constituency.
No one was hurt in the incident.
On hearing about the incident, Additional DGP V Zathang, OC and SDPO of Lamphel Police as well as AK Mirabai rushed in for an inspection.
The bomb explosion has come within 24 hours of hurling a hand grenade at the residence of one Sagolsem Somorjit (40) of Patsoi Part-IV, another party worker of AK Mirabai, last night.
The Chinese made hand grenade was found lying in the courtyard of Somorjit this morning.
Bomb experts of the state Police Department later detonated the bomb safely.
Earlier in the day today, suspected CorCom members left a hand grenade at the residential gate of one Thokchom Joy (45) of Kiyamgei Maning Leikai Heibong Makhong, who is a worker of Congress candidate in Keirao Assembly Constituency Md Allaudin, at around 7 am.
Bomb experts retrieved the bomb and later detonated safely at Kiyamgei Loukon.
A bomb disposal squad of Thoubal District Police also retrieved another hand grenade from the Sangaiyumpham Cherapur Mamang Leikai residential compound of one Md Abdul Kalam Azad (55) this morning.
The bomb was reportedly lobbed inside the residential compound by some suspected CorCom members last night.
Md Abdul Kalam Azad is a worker of Congress candidate Okram Ongbi Landhoni, wife of Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, who is contesting in the upcoming election to the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly from Khangabok Assembly Constituency.
Meanwhile, some unidentified armed persons who came in a Bolero reported lobbed a hand grenade at the office of Khongman Development Committee, Khongman under Irilbung Police Station around 10.30 pm yesterday.
The hand grenade did not explode and was retrieved by police at around 11 pm.
In protest against the bomb attack, Meira Paibis of the area staged a Wakat Meepham in front of the Committee office today.