IMPHAL, Jan 16: Security forces arrested one more person for his alleged involvement in a bomb explosion at a fuel station in Manipur’s Bishnupur district last week, police said on Friday.
The 41-year-old accused was apprehended from the Lamphel Sana Keithel area in Imphal West district on Thursday, and a cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from his possession, a senior officer said.
Earlier, a 35-year-old cadre of the banned Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) was arrested from the Komnao Makha Leikai area in Kakching district.
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“The person, who was arrested on January 15, was an accomplice of the main accused in the bomb blast,” the officer said.
A bomb was hurled at Elidas fuel station in Moirang Thana Leikai area in the evening on January 8.
The explosion prompted a three-day closure of all fuel stations across the valley areas in the northeastern state.
“One SMG carbine along with four loaded magazines, one 9 mm pistol, and two 36 HE hand-grenades along with two detonators were recovered from his possession,” the officer added. (PTI)
