Militants lobbed a powerful grenade at the residence of Manipur Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Ngamthang Haokip in the heart of Imphal town but it failed to explode, officials said.
The grenade was hurled by two militants at Haokip’s house at New Chekon area, amid tight security deployment in Imphal West district, at around 7 pm yesterday but it did not explode.
The militants escaped under the cover of darkness. Haokip was not present at the time of the incident as he was away for the tree plantation function at the catchment area of Singda dam in Churachandpur district, they said, adding that his family members were, however, inside the house.
Talking to reporters at his office last evening, Haokip said police bomb experts later removed the grenade and wondered why security personnel could not detect the movement of ultras, moving with explosives in high security Imphal area.