Lamka, Sep 14: A Chinese hand grenade exploded on the stairs of Singngat MLA T Hangkhanpao’s private residence here today, after some miscreants apparently in an attempt to intimidate him lobbed it from outside the campus.
“I had just uttered my morning prayers on bed when I heard something buzzing outside, but before I could step off from my bed, a big bang shook the entire building,” sister-in-law of the MLA said.
All six window panes of the sitting room and many flower pots were shattered by the impact of the explosion, but no one was injured as the incident occurred at 5:30 am, when all six occupants were still in bed.
Police personnel who rushed to the site and collected evidence said that a Chinese made hand grenade was used in the attack. “It could be an attempt to intimidate the MLA”, a source said on condition of anonymity.
According to the in-law, Hangkhanpao was in town yesterday for a night-haul but changed his initial plan due to ‘law and order problem’, and returned to Imphal later in the day.
The real intention of the attackers remain a mystery as family members of the MLA have refused comment on the incident. Zomi Students’ Federation meanwhile has questioned the motive behind the attack and condemned it in the strongest term. It must not be repeated, said the student body and urged the Government to be vigilant to avert any recurrences.
Source: The Sangai Express
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Another VIP attack in Manipur
Imphal, Sept. 14: Militants struck again at a VIP address today, this time at the home of Opposition legislator T. Hangkhanpao in Churachandpur.
No one was injured in the attack.
The rebels lobbed a Chinese hand grenade at the Nehru Marg residence of the National People’s Party MLA at 5.40am, said Churachandpur superintendent of police S. Manglemjao Singh.
The grenade hurled from outside the boundary wall landed on the ground floor verandah of the two-storey building and exploded, shattering a few windowpanes.
The legislator was away when the explosion took place, since he stays at his official residence at VIP colony in Imphal. His relatives were asleep when the rebels attacked.
Hangkhanpao had visited Churachandpur district headquarters only yesterday when attended the launch of a journal in a tribal dialect. But he left the town for Imphal after 5pm. The police could not name any militant group for the attack, but said the rebels may have thrown the grenade thinking that the legislator was still in the house.
Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080915/jsp/northeast/story_9833639.jsp
Ccpur MLA’s residence comes under attack, no casualties
LAMKA, Sep 14: The residence of a sitting MLA in Churachandpur district came under attack from militants who exploded a bomb early Sunday at around 5.45 am.
MLA T Hangkhanpau who was elected from Singhat Assembly constituency in the 2007 Assembly elections was not home at the time of the explosion which according to the police was a China make hand grenade.
He is currently staying at the government quarter at Lamphel in Imphal.
None of the militant groups operating actively in the district have claimed responsibility.
No casualties were reported in the explosion but some flower pots in the front courtyard of the MLA's residence were damaged by the impact of the explosion, police said.
According to the report a person suspected to be a militant hurled the hand grenade from outside the gate of the house located at Nehru Marg in Churachandpur district headquarters.
One of the window panes near the common room having seven shutters and one inside was totally damaged apart from damage to the flower pots. The splinters also hit portions of the wall, barracks of guards and the fencing, the report added.
At the time of the incident six members were at the house with five sleeping at the first floor and one at the ground floor.
Family members who were sound asleep were woken up by the explosion sound, Hatlhing, a member of the house said.
"We were woken up by the sound of explosion but were lucky to learn that no one suffered any injuries," she added.
A police team led by the SP S Manglemjao rushed to the spot and inspected the spot. Troops of the 3 Assam Rifles led by Major Naga also arrived at the spot without any loss of time and took stock of the situation, the report said.
Source: Imphal Free Press
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