Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 03, 2010:
A hand grenade was found hanging at the main entrance gate of the house of an Assistant Agriculture Officer at Kiyamgei Awang Leikai under Irilbung police station.
Suspected underground cadres hung the hand grenade at the gate of the AAO, Nameirakpam Surendro at about 3.45 pm today.
A team of Irilbung police who arrived about one and half hour later removed the bomb and destroyed it at an open place at Yubaraj Pali.
Even though police suspect that the motive behind the bomb threat related to extortion demand, family members said no demand letter has been received by the family so far.
No monetary demand received from any underground organisation, said a daughter of the officer revealing that this was the first instance that the family received threat with bomb.
The instance has caused panic not only to the family but to the locality, she observed.
The incident of deposition of the bomb was two days to explosion of a hand greande at the house of a special contractor, Thongam Bishworjit of Ningomthong Bazar, the neighbouring locality, on July 1 last.
Meanwhile, the Rising Sun Club, Thongju Waikhom Khongnang, Imphal east has condemned a bomb threat at the residence of Advisor, The Rising Sun Club, N Surendro of Kyamgei Awang Leikai today at about 3.30 pm.
In a press release the Rising Sun Club Secretary, OK Dhiren stated that a bomb was found hanging at the residence of N Surendro today afternoon.
The club condemned the threat to the local who is described as a very social minded person having associaited in various activities of the club.