Manipur News / Blast near Sunny Leone's fashion show, event in Imphal canceled

Manipur News: "Fashion Parade" program was to be held in Manipur's Imphal from February 2 to February 5 but there is news of a loud explosion in Hapta Kangjibung. Imphal East district authorities canceled the event to "maintain law and order" following the blast. It is being told that actress Sunny Leone was going to participate in this fashion show.

Use of explosives like Chinese grenade

Imphal East SP Maharbam Pradeep Singh said that a grenade blast took place near a fashion show of Sunny Leone on Saturday at Hapta Kangjibung in Imphal. The blast took place at Hapta Kangjibung in Imphal East district at around 6 am today. We suspect it was caused by an explosive device like a Chinese grenade. There is no news of anyone getting injured in this incident.

Underground terrorists may have a hand

Police suspect underground terrorists to be behind the blast. The blast took place just 100 meters from the venue of Sunday's fashion show. So far no militant organization or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack. A case has been registered regarding this at Porompat police station. The fashion show was to be organized to promote handloom, khadi products and tourism of Manipur.

Three jawans injured in Naxalites IED blast

Earlier, three jawans of the 60th Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in an IED blast by Naxalites in the forests of Meeralgadha village under Goilkera police station area in Chaibasa, Jharkhand at around 11 am on Thursday, who were airlifted for treatment. brought to Ranchi. The condition of all the three jawans was said to be stable. After this, during the search operation in the area, the security forces recovered 51 IEDs and defused them, thereby averting a major accident.