IMPHAL, March 30: A Chinese hand grenade was found planted outside the residential gate of one Maibam Tomba, 44, of Waiton under Heingang police station in Imphal east on Friday, according to a police source.
The powerful grenade was found hanging over the residential gate of Tomba at around 1:30pm. Tomba is reported to be the owner of LNS brick farm at Waiton.
A bomb squad team of Heingang police rushed to the site and retrieved the bomb and later safely defused it at the Pangei Firing Range at about 3:30 pm, they added.
