IMPHAL: Suspected rebels triggered bomb blasts at the residence of Manipur agriculture Pheiroijam Parijat in Imphal East and Thangal Bazaar in the heart of the capital. No one was injured in the explosions.
While Parijat`s residence at Nongada village was attacked by a lathod bomb around 8 pm on Sunday, a powerful IED went off near the Mahatama Gandhi square at the high-security Thangal Bazzar an hour later. Security has been tightened in the valley areas after the explosions. The motive behind the attacks is yet to be ascertained.
Minutes after the bomb exploded inside the minister`s residential complex, police carried out a search operation but nobody was arrested. Parijat, who was at his official quarter at that time, rushed to his residence, sources said.
The blast at Thangal bazzar close to city police station, however, damaged window panes of nearby buildings. Senior police officers as well as bomb experts rushed to the spot and carried out an investigation. Experts believe the explosion was triggered by a remote control device. They suspect the IED could have also been planted by militants a few months ago when ground-leveling work in the area was on. No group has claimed responsibility for the incidents, Cops have registered FIRs to nab the culprits.
On Monday, irate Nongada locals staged a demonstrated to denounce the incidents. Security has been beefed up around Imphal since militants started targeting the Raj Bhawan, the chief minister`s bungalow-cum-office and the assembly complex.
On the other hand, a havildar of 2nd India Reserve Battalion (IRB), who was allegedly working for a proscribed underground organization, was pulled up from Imphal West on Saturday, police said. The IRB personnel was allegedly assigned to extort money from government contractors and ferrying arms and ammunition by a militant outfit.
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