Manipur: Week before Amit Shah’s visit, IED found planted on Imphal street

Two militants affiliated to proscribed underground organisations were also arrested in Manipur on Monday.

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2 min readImphalDec 22, 2020 12:48 AM IST First published on: Dec 22, 2020 at 12:48 AM IST

In separate counter-insurgency operations, security forces in Manipur recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and arrested two militants along with arms in different parts of the state Monday.

The IED was recovered amid heightened security deployment in Imphal ahead of the proposed visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on December 27.

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Police said that the IED was recovered early Monday morning from Kongba bazaar in Imphal east district during cordon and search operation jointly conducted by a team of Imphal East district police, and 30 and 16 Assam Rifles. The IED was found planted by the road, and a team of bomb disposal squad defused it around 11 am.