Imphal: One person was killed while another suffered injuries in a massive blast inside a university campus in Manipur’s Imphal on Friday. The massive blast is suspected to be caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
After receiving information about the incident, police reached the spot. They immediately rushed the two victims to a private hospital. However, one of them succumbed to injuries, while the other is currently in critical condition. The cops have also initiated a probe into the matter.
Manipur is presently grappling with the repercussions of an ongoing ethnic conflict that erupted in May last year. Earlier, three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel sustained bullet injuries after unidentified armed assailants fired at security forces in Manipur’s Thoubal district.
The injured BSF personnel have been identified as Sobram Singh and Ramji working as Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASI) and another was identified as constable Gourav Kumar.
According to the officials, “some armed cadres of unidentified groups” attempted to attack the Thoubal district police headquarters late Wednesday night and fired on the security personnel, who repulsed the attack. Following which the BSF personnels sustained injuries.
They were immediately shifted to a private hospital in Imphal.
A police official said that the mob targeted the 3rd Manipur Armed Battalion headquarters at Khangabok in Thoubal District.
Meanwhile, two Special Operation Group (SOG) jawans were injured in IED blast laid by Maoist activists exploded during a combing operation at Balamtuma area under Kantamal police limits of Boudh district.
The blast took place when the SOG jawans were conducting a combing operation inside the forest this morning when they noticed some movements of the Maoists cadres in the area. There was an exchange of fire between the maoists and the jawans. Following which the SOG jawans were injured.
Ms Kalinga