Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Move over cops, public nabs militant in Manipur



Irate public caught and thrashed a militant of Kangleipak Communist Party-City Meitei (KCP-CM) who exploded a powerful grenade at the house of a senior Manipur government official in Imphal east district, official sources said.

Sources said KCP-CM militant M. John (24) along with his accomplice identified as Abinash hurled two grenades at the house of Superintending Engineer (Electricity department).
Khamba at Kongpal area near Imphal on Tuesday night at around 8 pm.

While one grenade exploded in the living room of Khamba, the other did not explode, sources said adding seconds after the explosion irate locals apprehended John while Abinash escaped under cover of darkness.

John was severely beaten up by the local residents before he was handed over to nearby Porompat police station, which later admitted him to J N District Hospital in Imphal, sources said.

Sources said the militant admitted that they carried out the attack on the house of Khamba for non-payment of their monetary demand.

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