Man who bombed CM’s gate nabbed
IMPHAL, August 23 MNS NNN : Manipur police commandos have arrested a cadre of banned People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Progressive (PREAPAK-Pro) who was allegeldy involved in the recent explosion at the western gate of the Chief Minister’s bungalow here including the bombing of Route 39 restaurant, Mantripukhri. A large quantity of arms and ammunition has also been recovered from him.
Naoroibam Joyshankar alias Loiyumba, 27, who hails from Khurai Lairikyengbam Makha Leikai in Imphal East district was apprehended by a team of Imphal West police commandos at Lilong Chajing near Lilong Higher Secondary School in Thoubal district around 5:43 pm yesterday, district Superintendent of Police (SP) K Jayanta said during a media briefing at his office here Friday.
The police officer said the arrested belongs to 39th batch (2009) of the PREPAK-Pro and works for the outfit under the command of of Longjam Subash alias Paliba, 57, the outfit’s self-styled chairman hailing from Thangmeiband Polem Leikai, Imphal West.
He said Joyshankar was involved in detonating an IED near the western gate of Chief Minister O Ibobi’s bungalow on August 10 and the bombing of Route 39 restaurant, Mantriphukhri in Imphal East district on August 17 last .
One remote control device, two charge demolitions marked as LOTLOP81B008002 (explosive cakes), two IED cercuits, four battery cells, three electronic detonators, two packets of steel ball bearings, one Yamaha motor cycle FZ, three motor cycle signal lights along with five bulbs, one pair of scissors, one screw driver, one long wire and one switch were seized from his residence, Jayanta said.
Joykishan was assigned to carry two out more blasts and the bomb was packed in a soap.
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