IMPHAL, November 4: A personnel of the Territorial Army was killed in a grenade attack at the 165th Territorial Army battalion post at the Old Airport, Koirengei last night even as another unexploded grenade was recovered from inside a barrack this morning.
The Old Airport falls under the jurisdiction of Heingang Police and is located opposite to Luwangshangbam Mamang Leikai also known as the Houtabi.
The deceased is identified as lance naik (No 15573117-W) of the 107 Engineer Regiment Jagga Singh son of Mithu Singh of Behman Kaur Singh, Talwadi Sabo, Bhatinda Punjab.
Unidentified miscreants hurled the grenades towards the barracks from the highway roadside around 8.15pm, police said before adding that a grenade fell over the tarpolin covering their temporary barrack and exploded.
Jagga was hit by shrapnel on his upper belly and left chest.
He was rushed to the Leimakhong Military Hospital but died at the hospital around 9:10pm.
Meanwhile, Imphal East police commandos led by inspector Vaiphei and a team of the Heingang Police arrived at the spot soon after getting information of the blast along with a State bomb expert team and retrieved another Chinese made hand grenade found from inside the barrack this morning.
The State police team disposed the grenade near the post around 9:30am today, and a case has been registered regarding the attack with the Heingang Police.
Post mortem of the victim has been conducted at the JNIMS morgue today.
It is also learnt that a last salute and a wreath laying ceremony for the slain personnel will be held tomorrow at the Imphal Airport at 11:30am before being flown home.
According to the police, some personnel under the Red Shield Division were attached with the 107 Engineer Regiment since some days back as the 165 Bn TA had some construction works to be undertaken.
The personnel were staying in temporary tarpolin covered barracks along the boundary fencing of the post along the highway, informed the police.