Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 03 2010:
Suspected underground hurled a hand grenade at the residence of the Minister Md Allauddin even as guns were fired at the house of worker of Minister Ph Parijat in separate militancy related incidents reported today.
Police recovered a hand grenade from the residence of the minister for panchayati raj and rural development and MOBC Md Allauddin at Kiyamgei Awang Leikai under Irilbung police station of Imphal east district in the morning, at about 6 am.
The hand grenade which failed to explode was first detected by the family members in the morning.
The same was defused by the police personnel and disposed off at an open place nearby safely.
Meanwhile suspected activists of KPC (MTF) group also fired some rounds of guns at the house of an individual, Mayanglambam Shamugou of Sekta Makha Leikai under Lamlai police station of Imphal east district last night, at about 12.15 pm.
No casualty reported in the gun firing at the house of the worker of the state health and family welfare minister, Ph Parijat.
On the other hand, an auto-rickshaw hijacked by two gunmen suspected to be militants, was set on fire at the foot hill of Ngariyan hill under Irilbung police station of Imphal east district yesterday night.
The auto-rickshaw belonged to one Md Idrish Ali of Lilong Haoreibi Makha Leikai.
The burning of the auto-rickshaw (MN01R-5873) was amid the report of hijacking of another auto-rickshaw by two armed militants last night from a place in Imphal allegedly for failing to meet the extortion demand of a militant group.
The auto-rickshaw (MN01D-6100) was hijacked by two militants from Irom Meijarao in Imphal west where the driver was requested to lift them there.
They also extorted Rs 3000 and mobile phone of the driver, police report said.