Manipur Police: Two held for hurling grenade assault at Governor’s bungalow
2 min read Manipur police have arrested two males allegedly concerned in a number of bomb blasts in and round Imphal, together with the current hurling of a grenade at Raj Bhawan, the Manipur Governor’s official bungalow.
According to the police, eight circuit gadgets, two distant controls and 5 SIM playing cards, amongst others, have been seized from the lads, recognized as Lisham Ibosana Meitei and Konsam Manithoi.
While the culprits have been confirmed to be members of a banned militant group, officers refused to call the outfit, claiming investigation is within the preliminary stage.
Themthing Ngasangva, DIG (Range-I), mentioned the culprits have been arrested by a particular investigating group of Imphal West police group.
“Following the hurling of a grenade at the gate of Raj Bhawan, several CCTV footages were collected and analysed, and intelligence was gathered from various sources to nab the culprits,” he mentioned.
The police group arrested Lisham Ibosana Meitei on Sunday and Konsam Manithoi was arrested on Monday. Both have earlier been arrested in numerous circumstances, have been out on bail.
The DIG mentioned throughout the investigation, the lads revealed that they had been concerned in a number of blasts and grenade assaults in Imphal areas.
Miscreants had hurled a Chinese-made hand grenade on the entrance gate of the Governor’s bungalow final Tuesday. However, the grenade didn’t explode. Footage from the CCTV digicam put in on the Raj Bhawan confirmed the perpetrators got here on a motorbike.
Meanwhile, safety has been beefed up within the state, significantly in and round Imphal, within the wake of the decision by main militant outfits to boycott Republic Day celebrations.
