IT News
Imphal, Nov 15:
An improvised explosive device (IED) was found at the eastern side of the residential gate of one Aribam Sashikumar Sharma son of Late Aribam Chitrashor Sharma of Khongman Zone-1 at around 5.30 am today. According to the CCTV camera record, the unidentified person was seen dropping a plastic packet at the south part of the gate and quickly escaped from the area around 4.24 am.
The IED was found wrapped in a plastic polythene bag when Aribam Sashikumar Sharma who came out morning walk checked it on suspicion. He immediately informed the matter to the Irilbung police station.
Aribam Sashikumar Sharma is a fish seller by profession and talking to reporters he said that he received a message through WhatsApp before Ningol Chakkouba to pay some monetary help to the KCP (People War Group). As he didn’t respond he received another WhatsApp call on November 3 asking him to pay the demanded money. He however told the person at the other end not to demand money from fish sellers, while explaining the kind of hardship they faced during Covid-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, the Police team along with Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad team who rushed the site immediately pick up the IED and safely detonated somewhere at Imphal East area at around 10.10 am.