Manipur: One dead as ex-CM's house comes under bomb attack, militant links suspected

In another bomb attack in Manipur on Friday, an elderly man was killed and five others, including a 13-year-old girl, got injured. According to officials, the suspected militants launched the bomb attack on a residential area of Moirang in Bishnupur district.

The rocket struck former chief minister Mairembam Koireng's residential compound. According to officials, the rocket seemed to be an improvised one. The bomb fell at a spot just about two kilometres from the INA headquarters.

The officials said that the man, belonging to the Meitei community, died on the spot. "He was preparing for some religious rituals in the compound when the attack took place," said an official.

It was the second rocket that was fired on Friday. Earlier in the day, a rocket was fired at the residential locality of Tronglaobi, located around 45km from the state capital Imphal.

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Protests launched against drone attacks

In the wake of the recent rising drone and gun attacks, hundreds of people across the five districts of the Imphal Valley took out a protest march in Manipur. The recent drone attacks have resulted in the death of two civilians and around 12 people injured.  

The protesters criticised the Biren Singh-led government for not properly handling the ongoing conflict in the state.

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The protest was organised by the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI). College, and school students, and women of various localities took part in the protest raising slogans condemning the recent attacks in the Koutruk and Senjam Chirang regions.

"The drone and gun attacks on Koutruk and Senjam Chirang were unprovoked and targeted local villagers. Everyone in the country should strongly condemn these acts, and the central government should take appropriate action against the perpetrators," P. Herojit Singh, a youth leader from Khurai in Imphal East district, told reporters.

The use of the remote-controlled small flying device as a weapon was first noticed in Manipur on September 1 in Koutruk village in the Imphal West district.

The recent attacks have created fear and concern among the people in Manipur.