Manipur Crisis: Fresh Bomb Attack Jolts Bishnupur; Damages Two Buildings

Imphal: Your entire way all through the latest development in the Manipur crisis, a fresh bomb attack happened in Bishnupur district on Friday morning, damaging no longer lower than two buildings. Per police, suspected militants carried out the attack, launching rockets from the hilly areas of Churachandpur district toward the low-lying residential locality of Tronglaobi. Notably, Tronglaobi is located about 45 km from Imphal. Police stated that the diversity of the rockets used to be more than three kilometers.

Fortunately, the attack did now no longer cause any loss of life. However it, damage used to be reported at a local community center and a vacant facility resulting from the blast, say the officials. Also, the purported rebels fired several shots in the Bishnupur district, prompting the safety forces to retaliate.

On a particular Thursday night, Kumbi village felt a little on edge. This place, located with regards to Tronglaobi, used to be buzzed by a spread of drones. Witnesses reported these machines flying low, barely above the hundred-meter altitude.

On Thursday, the Indian Army and Manipur Police, in a joint operation recovered war-like stores of arms and ammunition in the sensitive areas in the fringes of Kangpokpi and Imphal East districts.

He army troops recovered warlike ammunitions the same as heavy calibre launcher, one 12-bore double barrel rifle, one.177 rifle+magazine, two pistols, one pompi gun, 5 grenades.

“In a significant push towards restoring peace and stability in Manipur, the Indian Army ramped up its search operations across the region to counter the surge of violent activities. In coordination with Manipur Police, the Army successfully executed a joint operation on 05 September 2024,” as per a press liberate from the PRO Defence, Manipur.

The operation used to be conducted by the safety forces after a particular information, leading to the seizure of giant cache of arms and ammunition in the sensitive areas – Kangpokpi and Imphal East districts.

Recently, there used to be an alarming incident in Koutruk, Imphal. Locals were reportedly attacked by Kuki militants who were equipped with cutting-edge weaponry, including drones and explosives. In light of this shocking episode, Sanajaoba, a respected MP from Rajya Sabha, promptly responded by assembling an elite panel. Requests for discussions have already been put forward to research this troubling matter along with.

The Manipur Police also confirmed the reports of the usage of drones in the attack in Kotruk, ” In an unparalleled attack in Koutruk, Imphal West, alleged Kuki militants have deployed reasonably a couple of RPGs the use of high-tech drones. While drone bombs have commonly been used normally warfares, this contemporary deployment of drones to deploy explosives against security forces and civilians marks a significant escalation.”

(with ANI, PTI inputs)