Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 26 2010:
A 12-year old boy sustained splinter injury when suspected undergrounds tonight triggered a hand grenade at the house of an assistant engineer at Moirang Mairenbam Leikai under Moirang police station tonight, at about 7 pm.
The injured 12-year old boy, K Sushanta son of K Somen was at the house of the engineer Konjengbam Rajeshwor, assistant engineer of the PWD posting at Moirang sub-division of the department attending a private tuition.
He received splinter injury at the face when the hand grenade lobbed by some unknown persons coming on an auto-rickshaw.
The AE himself was not at home at the time of triggering the bomb.
A team of Moirang police and 16 Maratha Light Infantry arrived after the bomb was triggered and investigated into the incident.
Meanwhile, Moirang Moirangthem Youth Development Association has expressed strong decry with the act of triggering bomb at the residential area.
On the other hand, a hand grenade was found lying at laiharoupham ground of the Lainingthou Pakhangba at Khundrakpam under Heingang police station today morning.
The bomb was later disposed off by the police.