Manipur: Explosion Rocks Village In Imphal West; Local Media Blames Drone Attack

Manipur Blast: An explosion rocked a village in ethnic violence-hit Manipur's Imphal West district on Wednesday evening, officials cited by news agency PTI said. The blast triggered panic among the villagers, the officials added. The cause of the explosion was not known immedidately.

According to the officials, the incident occurred near the house of one Okram Haridas in Kadangband Part 2 village, which falls under the jurisdiction of Lamshang police station area. No one was injured in the incident, PTI said in its report.

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Security forces have arrived at the scene, the officials said. The locals are being shifted to a safer location, the officials said. Noting that local media reports attributed the explosion to a drone attack, officials said the cause of the blast was yet to be established.

The Kadangband village is situated six km away from Koutruk village, where, on September 1, the state's first drone bomb attack killed a 31-year-old woman and injured 12 others. The drone strike had sent shockwaves throughout the security establishment of the country.

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The explosion in Kadangband came just days after a live grenade was recovered not more than 100 metres from the Raj Bhavan in Imphal. The location where the grenade was found on Monday was also just 300 metres away from Chief Minister N Biren Singh's official residence and Manipur Police's headquarters.

(With inputs from agencies)