Manipur: Bomb found at Deputy Commandant’s residence gate in Thoubal

Imphal: Suspected cadres of an underground outfit placed a hand grenade at the residential gate of a Deputy Commandant in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Tuesday morning, reports said.

The grenade was left on top of a paper that carried a handwritten warning: “KCP (PWG), the last warning, Nupajao and family.” The explosive was discovered at the gate of Kangabam Nupajao, the son of K. Achou of Athokpam Makha Leikai under Thoubal police station. He is the son of K. Achou.

Family members found the bomb around 7 am, while Nupajao currently posted in Bihar as a Deputy Commandant with the Indian security forces was away from home.

Following the alert, a team from the Manipur Police Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad rushed to the site and safely removed the hand grenade. The squad later disposed of the explosive at a secluded spot in the district around 10 am.

Police have registered a case and launched an investigation. Although no group has officially claimed responsibility, the note points to the involvement of KCP-PWG, an outlawed faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party that seeks Manipur’s sovereignty.