At least three non locals including two migrant labourers were killed and 4 other seriously injured after a powerful bomb blasted today near ABC godown at Thangmeiband in Imphal at around 6.am today morning. The IED was planted at a road side in front of a tea hotel. The blast site is about 80 metres north from the traffic island of Khuyathong and is partially opposite to the ABC godown.
A Hindu priest was killed at the spot while another two migrant labourers succumbed to injury on the way to the hospital. Those killed in the blast are identified as Ram Krishna Das (50) (a Hindu priest who use to offer door to door prayer service) of UP, Lalan (35), son of Tikori of Kushinagar UP and Shiva Yadav (35), son of Harihar of Rampur Barcha of Kushinagar district UP. The priest Ram Krishna Das died on the spot while the other two migrant labourers died on the way to RIMS hospital.
The four injured migrant labourers are identified as RajKumar (30), son of Indrajit of Kushinagar Jilla, both his legs were hit by the splinters of the blast, Liric (age 58) son of Gena of Rampur Baranagar District of Kushinagar district UP, both his left leg and hand were hit by the splinters, Surendra (20) son of Ramesh of Kushinagar UP and C Lotha (age 50) son of Kholohotha of Wakha Nagaland. Except for Lotha who serves as a conductor in the Nagaland State Transport Corporation, all the non locals labourers injured in the blast are presently staying at Khuyathong area.
Motive behind the blast could not speculated as the blast site is also a route that leads to the Manipur state Legislative Assembly Secretariat at Chingmeirong and some MLAs and Ministers use to pass the route to attend the 9th session of the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly, which is being underway since Dec. 18 security. On December 18 and December 19 security was highly alerted in and around the area, but there were no sitting on Saturday and Sunday. The session will be concluded tomorrow.
According to a statement of a non local who was present at the blast site, two persons – a male and female of middle age came at the tea hotel at around 9.30 am today and they left a box which probably contains the IED. The blast occurred soon after the two left in a bus that leads to Motbung.
The attack is an act of disappointed people who have no future – Gaikhangam
Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam who is also in charge of Home department today terms the blast, which kills and injures innocent civilians, as an act of disappointed people who have no future. Speaking to reporters at RIMS hospitals, while paying visit to the injured victims of today’s blast, Gaikhngam said that such attack would have done, only by group of people who have no future. He said these people targeting the innocent public are terrorist of the lowest kind. The so call revolutionary movement has started targeting the civilians committing most heinous form of crime.
Gaikhangam further said that no other insurgence group in the North East state of India has ever committed crime like burning of government offices, killing innocent civilians except in the state of Manipur.
To a question by reporters about the runaway group of URF Lalheiba group, Gaikhangam said that there was nothing wrong from the side of the government. He said some of the cadres of the group had run away from the designated camp and choose the path of violence again as there is a conflict between the cadres of the outfit. He said the government is doing all it can to solve the conflict between the arm insurgence and state.
Regarding the group engaging in suspension of operation with the government of India and Manipur, Gaikhangam said that Center has instructed to hold talk with the group at the capacity of the state government.
Gaikhangam further said that government will provide adequate compensation to all the victims.
Gaikhangam further said that the state government is working out all possible way to activate all the CCTV camera installed at various junctions. He said power irregularities is the main hurdle in the functioning of the CCTV camera. For that government is planing to installed solar pannel for power supply of the CCTV camera, he added.
The Home Minister was compacted by DGP, Principal Secretary Home and other top officials of the state police department.
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