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Blast outside Manipur speaker's house, one killed
Sunday January 22, 2012 10:14:45 PM,
IANS
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Imphal: At least one
person was killed and three others injured in a powerful explosion
Sunday evening outside the residence of the speaker of the
outgoing assembly and Congress party candidate in election-bound
Manipur, an officer said.
It was the third attack on candidates in the past two weeks.
A police spokesperson said the explosion took place outside the
residence of Speaker and Congress party candidate I. Hemochandra
Singh on the outskirts of Imphal at around 6.15 p.m.
"According to initial reports, it was an improvised explosive
device that went off killing one person and injuring three more,"
a senior police officer said.
All the victims were by-standers or pedestrians.
More details of the blast were awaited.
Three people were injured in a grenade attack Jan 10 when
unidentified militants lobbed a grenade outside the residence of
K. Joykishen, a Trinamol Congress candidate, on the outskirts of
Imphal. Joykishen was present at his residence when the attack
took place.
On Jan 6, a ruling Congress party election office came under a
grenade attack although no one was injured.
Elections to the 60-member house take place Jan 28.
Earlier, seven militant groups, including the outlawed United
National Liberation Front (UNLF), the People's Liberation Army (PLA)
and the People's Republic of Kangleipak (PREPAK), have called for
a ban on all election meetings and campaigning by the Congress
candidates in the state.
An emailed statement signed by seven militant groups warned of
dire consequences if their diktat was violated.
Militant groups in past elections as well targeted the Congress
candidates and other politicians and issued similar warnings.
There are more than 20 rebel armies active in Manipur, a state
bordering Myanmar, with demands ranging from secession to greater
autonomy.
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