Bomb found in crowded Imphal market

A powerful bomb was found on Wednesday from near a pharmacy in the crowded Imphal market complex locally known as Khwairamband in Manipur.The bomb hidden in a bag was later defused by the bomb squad personnel, official reports said.The police said an unknown person came to the market to buy medicine from a pharmacy shop owned by W Ranbir yesterday and left the bag with the bomb in front of it.Ranbir, when opened the shop this morning, thought someone forgot his bag. A letter was found inside his shop saying "Warning Ranbir" and the bag before your shop contains a bomb.He immediately informed the police who later recovered the bag with the bomb.Investigations have been continuing on the identity of the person who placed the bomb in a tight security area.Shop-owners and women vendors protested the incident and appealed to the militants not to do so in a crowded area, the police said.