Bomb attacks at Sagoltongba residence
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 25 2012:
Konthoujam Ibochou, AE in PHED Imphal West Division was attacked by some unidentified persons who lobbed a bomb at his Sagoltongba residence this morning.
Taking strong exception to the bomb attack, local club volunteers and Meira Paibis staged a protest demonstration at Sagoltongba Keithel.
The protesters put up placards which read as "Let's make Manipur a peaceful State", "Don't terrorise people", etc.
Meanwhile the Great Star Club, Sagoltongba has appealed to all concerned to clarify who attacked AE Ibochou and why.
The club also appealed not to repeat such attacks in future.
Meanwhile, a police source informed that some unidentified persons hurled a hand grenade at the residence of one Leitam Chinglen (52) at Nongren Maning Leikai under Lamlai police station in Imphal East district at about 10 pm yesterday.
Though there was no human casualty in the grenade explosion, it caused damages to glass window panes of the house and a plastic water storage tank.
Chinglen is said to be a retired personnel of 7th MR .
Barely 10 minutes later, unknown persons opened three rounds of shot at the house of Nongren-Chingnungkhok Gram Panchayat Pradhan Leishangthem Tarpon (50) located at the same locality.
Sources informed that both Chinglen and Tarpon were served monetary demands of Rs 10 lakhs each by the Maoist Communist Party.