From private residence house in Manipur a Hand grenade recovered

Imphal: A hand grenade was recovered from the front yard of a person’s house in Manipur’s Imphal West district.

The grenade was recovered by the owner of the house, Nongmaithem Indrajit, when he was cleaning the front yard.
The recovered grenade was probably disposed of by the rebels in Manipur.

The Bomb Disposal Squad of Manipur Police was immediately informed about the recovery of the grenade.
The “old and rusty” hand grenade was recovered from a pile of pebbles and small stones that the homeowner had recently bought.
The police revealed that the stones were brought from Sekmai area, about 18 km from Imphal in Manipur.

An expert from Manipur Police’s bomb disposal squad said that the grenade may have been thrown by the rebels a long time ago.
The Bomb Disposal Squad of Manipur Police collected the explosives, cordoned it off and defused it at a secluded spot.