Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 29 2010:
In the unabated threatening to individuals and official officials, today also police recovered two hand grenades deposited by unidentified persons from two separate places.
One of the hand grenades was deposited at the office of the MOBC (Minority and Other Backward Classes) at Governor Road where security personnel are details round the
clock.
The office itself is also protected by security forces.
The bomb wrapped with paper was found at the door step of the office during office hour.
City police personnel, later, who rushed to the office on getting the information, a China make hand grenade wrapped with paper along with a piece of paper writing two contact mobile numbers.
They suspected the bomb being deposited in connection with monetary demand to the office.
Another Chinese made hand grenade was also deposited at the house of special contractor Sinam Nodia at Thangmeiband near ABC godown this morning at about 7.30 am.
Police safely defused the bomb and disposed off at an open place at Lamphel at about 8.40 am, police report said.
On October 27 also militants threw a grenade at the Misao Gas Agency at Chingmeirong in the outskirts of Imphal at around 10:30 am but it did not explode, police sources said.
The grenade was defused.
This was the third time that the outlet was attacked.
The sources said that failure to pay extortion could be the reason for the grenade being hurled.
Militants also hurled grenades at the residence of a government contractor and a retired official October 27 night.
Two grenades exploded at the residence of the contractor Meitream Kesho who was at home at the time, at Lamsang area in Imphal West district.
Another grenade exploded at the home of retired executive engineer of the Public Works Department, Salam Biren at Keisampat Thiyam Leikai area in the same district, the sources said.
Militant outfits have been attacking the houses of contractors, officials and businessmen almost every day for the past few months to demand extortion.