A joint team of the Assam Police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday have arrested Md. Noor Hussain, a resident of Kwakta ward No. 8, Bishnupur, from Silchar in Chachar district of Assam in connection with a bomb blast case, the incident which occurred in Manipur’s Kwakta under Bishnupur district.
On June 21, amid high tension between the majority Meitei and minority Kuki communities in Manipur, a powerful IED-laden bomb fitted inside a Mahindra Scorpio vehicle parked over a bridge, exploded in between Phougakchao Ikhai Awang Leikai and Kwakta along Tiddim road in Bishnupur district, leaving three civilians injured.
The arrest was made possible due to the intelligence-based joint operation carried out both by the National Investigation Agency and Assam Police.
Media reports stated that the case was initially registered by Manipur authorities under FIR no. 635(6)2023 dated June 21, 2023 at PGCI Police Station situated under Moirang Sub-Division of Bishnupur, and was later re-registered by the NIA on June 23 in Imphal.
The NIA probe revealed the involvement of Md. Noor Hussain in the case.
The bomb explosion resulted in injuring three people. The bridge connecting Kwakta and Phougakchao, along with nearby houses, were also damaged as a result of it.
