KNLF places bomb in CCpur
Source: The Sangai Express / S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, July 15 2012:
An armed outfit has placed a hand-grenade at the residential gate of Churachandpur's DRDA Executive Director early today in an apparent attempt to coerce the official on their monetary demand.
A piece of paper attached to the bomb that was detected early today has a-hand-written note 'Warning KNLF/MPLA' inscribed over it in red ink.
The local police have suspected that the bomb might have been placed sometime last night.
Highly placed sources said the KNLF has demanded Rs 40 lakhs from the DRDA through a letter served Tuesday last.
Police have impounded the demand letter as well as the bomb used for intimidating the official.
Not only was the safety pin of the bomb was still intact, but has an additional piece of cloth wrapped around it.
Sources inside the DRDA said their Executive Director C Hangshing was out of station when they receive the demand letter from the KNLF sometime last week.
Taking a serious note on the act of planting a bomb in their locality, the Young Paite Asociation, Hiangtam Lamka has strongly condemn the armed group responsible for it.
In a separate statement, the Zomi Students' Federation has dubbed the incident as an attack on a Zomi officer, and calls on those responsible to refrain from repeating their act.
It will not remain to be a mute spectator if any such incident of intimation or warning recurs to Hangshing or any other Zomis, said the ZSF.