2 Dead, 5 Injured in Churachandpur Blast A Day Ahead of Manipur Assembly Elections

 A day before the first phase of the Elections, a bomb blast was reported in the Churachandpur district of Manipur.The blast which took place inside a house claimed the lives of 2 leaving as many as 5 injured. As per the locals, the bomb was placed inside Thangboi’s resident and children unknowingly played with it before the blast.

Those injured were taken to Churachandpur district hospital. Investigation into the reason or cause of the blast is still underway.

Earlier in November of last year, terrorists had carried out an IED blast to ambush the convoy of 46 Assam Rifles Commanding Officer Colonel Viplav Tripathi & then fired at the vehicles in Churachandpur, Manipur. The blast took place when the officer was returning from his forward company base to his battalion headquarters.

Meanwhile, BJP leader and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh took a part in a door-to-door campaign at Patsoi constituency in Imphal on Saturday. BJP candidate for Patsoi Constituency, Sapam Kunjakeswor (Keba) Singh, accompanied the Chief Minister for the campaign.

Taking to Twitter, the Chief Minister said, “Took part in a Door to Door Campaign at Patsoi Constituency along with Sapam Kunjakeswor (Keba) Singh, BJP Candidate for Patsoi Constituency today. People of Patsoi will come out in large number to elect Sapam Keba as their MLA this time.”

The BJP-led NDA is in power in Manipur is set to go to polls in two phases on February 28 and March 5. Biren Singh-led BJP is seeking a second term in the office with an absolute majority. BJP has ditched all its previous alliances and is fighting on all the 60 seats alone.