Search ops continue, grenade lobbed at barbershop
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 14 2023:
State and central forces conducted search operations at various places on Tuesday.
According to police report, a team of Thoubal district police conducted search operation in Yairipok Bamon Leikai area from 4.30am till 6.30am on Tuesday.
In all, 65 people were verified during the operation.
Meanwhile, a combined team of Kangpokpi district police and D169 CRPF carried out search operation on the western side of K Lhangnom village around 1pm Tuesday.
However, there were no reports of any arrest made.
A team of Imphal West district police also conducted search operations in Kasturi, Bora Gali and Ngari Gali areas from 2.20 pm till 3pm on Tuesday.
Altogether 97 people were verified, of which 4 people without identification papers were handed over to City PS for further verification.
Meanwhile, unknown miscreants hurled a hand grenade at a barber shop located in New Checkon Bazar area under Porompat PS around 4.30 pm on Tuesday.
According to police sources, the barbershop located near Checkon Bazar traffic point belongs to one Bapu Thakur (48) s/o Rajnath Thakur of Samastipur, Bihar.
Although the miscreants pulled out the pin of the grenade, it failed to explode.
After receiving report of the incident, a team of Porompat PS arrived at the location and retrieved the grenade.
The police have also registered a case and launched investigation.