IED dropper shell recovered
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 05 2023:
Security forces picked up an IED dropper shell from Moirang Okshongbung Makha Leikai near Hotel Elegance today at around 6.42 am and disposed it of at Tronglaobi Meikambi Mamang later.
A credible source said that Moirang police cordoned the area off after the bomb was found to prevent casualty among the civilians.
Saying that there was no depression at the surface where the bomb was found, the source claimed that the bomb was not dropped from high altitude or fired from a distance.
Apparently, the bomb was left on the surface softly, it added.
As per the source, the bomb was disposed of at a paddy field at Tronglaobi Meikambi Mamang at around 12.28 pm.
Meanwhile, a local of Moirang Okshongbung Makha Leikai said that there is a school some 200 .
metres away from the site where the bomb was found.
He said that carrying out such a bomb threat at school areas amid the volatile situation in Manipur will discourage the students from attending classes.