Bomb found at school, protest staged
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 31 2023:
Unknown miscreants planted a bomb at Princeton International School at Kshetri Awang Leikai under Porompat Police Station on Sunday morning.
Meanwhile, condemning the bomb threat, the local club, Meira Paibi, students and teachers of the school staged a sit in protest at the school gate.
According to a police report, the bomb was found inside a dustbin installed in the school campus on Sunday morning.
On receiving news of the discovery, a team of police accompanied by bomb expert arrived at the scene and took precautionary measures.
The explosive was recovered and exploded safely at Nongmaiching foothills in Imphal East district around 7.30 am.
On the other hand, strongly condemning the bomb threat, the local Meira Paibi and club of Kshetri Awang Leikai along with the students and teachers of Princeton International School staged a sit-in protest later in the day.
During the sit-in, the protestors held placards inscribed with slogans, "We condemn bomb threat at education zones", "Don't terrorise students', "Terrorising students is plain cowardice ", and "Allow students to study without fear of their lives".
Speaking on the sidelines, one of the students strongly condemned the bomb threat.
The student further said that a residential coaching class for students appearing for the Class X and XII students is presently being held in the school.
As such, the incident has triggered fear and panic amongst the students, the student said, and urged the person(s) responsible to clarify the matter at the earliest.
Muslim Women's Organisation, Kshetri Awang Leikai secretary Alam Rehmani said that the school, since its inception in 2016, has been a matter of pride for the locality.
Around 2000 students are enrolled in the school, with around 500-600 students from poor families studying for free.
She condemned the bomb threat to the school, adding that the threat is a challenge to the locality itself and urged the person(s) to give an explanation, failing which intense agitations would be launched.