Bomb planted at YoM member's house
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 11 2023:
Unknown miscreants placed a hand grenade at the gate of a member of Youth of Manipur (YOM) namely Huidrom Tomthil (39) at Singjamei Sapam Leikai on Wednesday around 6.40 pm.
Police sources said that Tomthil spotted the hand grenade lying in front of his gate when he returned from meeting titular king of Manipur and Rajya Sabha MP Leishemba Sanajaoba.
The matter was reported to Singjamei PS.
Shortly after receiving the information, a team of Singjamei PS arrived and retrieved the hand grenade.
Meanwhile, local people including YoM members present there expressed strong suspicion of government complicity behind the bomb threat, stating that the police team arrived and took the hand grenade without any bomb squad or observing formalities.
Several YoM members also gathered at the gate of Singjamei police station demanding registration of an FIR and arresting those involved behind the bomb threat.