Two hurt in bomb blast

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Imphal, July 20 2013 : Suspected rebels, for the second time in less than a year, triggered a hand grenade explosion at a hard-ware shop in the heart of Imphal injuring two non-locals this morning.

Though the motive behind the attack is yet to be ascertained immediately, police said it might linked with mo-netary demand slapped by rebel organization, an unwanted trend insurgency-hit Manipur has witnessed since the last one decade.

Victims Md Bolan Hus-sein (36) from Silchar and Luxmi Sahani from Bihar were inside the shop when the rebels exploded the grenade around 11.10 am, eyewitnesses said adding that the two were rushed to a nearby hospital.

While Bolan is a head mason engaged in the construc- tion of a building near the spot, Luxmi is a salesman of the shop, local sources said adding that they were discharged from hospital after administering first aid.

The same shop came under grenade attack last year.

Police personnel inspecting

The United Hatta Golapati Development Committee, while condemning strongly the incident, has urged the attackers not to repeat such acts at crowded places.

“Hatta area has seen different forms of violent inci- dents over the years.

We want to remain in a peaceful atmosphere and hence we appeal to the attackers not to recur such explosion in and round Hatta in future,” said the committee’s general secretary Haji Arafat Ali.

Body claimed: Keeping faith in the assurance given by Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L Imchen, the corpse of taxi driver Asikho Kereni was claimed today by the transport organisation concerned.

49 year old Asikho of Punanamei, Senapati district was found murdered by some unidentified persons on July 17 at Zakhama, Nagaland.

In connection with the incident, Home Minister Gai- khangam deputed Mao MLA Dikho to talk with Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L Imchen.

The Nagaland Home Minister reportedly assured to investigate into the incident and pull up all the suspects, said Senapati District Drivers’ Welfare Union and Sur- face Transport Hills Areas Drivers’ Union.

The unions conveyed gratitude to Home Minister Gaikhangam and MLA Dikho.

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