Imphal, Feb 12: Two hand grenades were discovered near former MLA Bijoy Koijam’s residence in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Wednesday morning.

According to police, the grenades were discovered outside the residential gate of Bijoy Koijam, 59 former Manipur Minister, at Thongju Pheijaleitong under the Singjamei police station in Imphal West district at around 6 am.

The bomb experts who took around 2:30 hours to defuse the explosive said that the defused grenades would be detonated at the Dumping site of the Game Village Langol under the jurisdiction of the Lamphel police station in the evening.

Meanwhile, the police have registered a case in this connection and investigation is underway.

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