JIRIBAM, February 1: Unidentified persons lobbed a hand grenade near a PHED Water Treatment Plant (reservoir) located inside the newly constructed Sericulture Dept compound, Bidyanagar, Jiripam Sub Division late last night around 9:30pm.
The assailants fled from the scene after lobbing the grenade near the workshed where workers of the water Treatment Plant were staying.
Bomb expert of the Jiri Police Cdo and 22 AR arrived at the spot and exploded the bomb at a safe place this evening around 2:47 pm.
There is no confirmation about the reason behind the attack.