Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 26 2010:
A Section Officer (SO) of Fisheries Department, Government of Manipur, who is a non-local, has been reportedly abducted by some unidentified armed persons.
Accordingly to police, SO Ved Prakash was abducted by some unidentified armed persons who came in an autorickshaw from near the Fisheries office located at Lamphel at around 10.30 am today.
Imphal West District Police has started an operation to find out the whereabouts of the abducted SO .
On the other hand, a hand grenade suspected to have been lobbed inside by unidentified armed persons was found at the official quarter of an individual working as Block Development Officer (BDO) at Lamphel in Imphal West district.
Police report said that the hand grenade was found at quarter no.8 being occupied by BDO Keisham Rajendra (50) at around 10 am today.
Rajendra is originally from Top Mayai Leikai.
Personnel of Lamphel police station and explosive experts of the State Police Department have retrieved the bomb and later defused it safely.
Knock down: An unidentified man was knocked down by a truck under the TB Fly Overbridge near Cheirap Court here this evening.
He died on the spot.According to police report, the truck was coming from eastern side and going towards the west when the incident occurred at around 5.30 pm today.
It is said that before the incident, the victim was seen sleeping under the overbridge.