Dimapur Police Tuesday established that Longjam Ojit Meitei, injured on Monday night IED accidental blast near Blue Hill Bus station, Eros Lane was a member of Manipur based People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK).
According to SDPO Dimapur, Mhonyamo Tsopoe this was learnt through its internal investigation. “Most probably his accomplice who fled away may be also from the same group”, Mhonyamo said.
SDPO said that police have not established the whole details on the possession of the IEDs by Ojit and his accomplice, as Ojit, currently undergoing treatment at Dimapur District Hospital, was “not in a condition to speak”.
Police has also recovered an ID card of Universal Friendship Organization (UFO), where Ojit had enrolled himself as life time member. Police source said that UFO was supported by valley based militants in Manipur.
Dimapur Police also found out that in 2011, Ojit was arrested by security forces in Manipur in connection with an arms case.
Police also informed that two IEDs recovered from the site of the blast have been safely disposed off at around 4.30 a.m. Tuesday at State Stadium by the army bomb disposal squad, Rangapahar.
Police suspect that the blast might have taken place while the two were testing the explosives.
A case has been registered at East police station, Dimapur and an investigation was on, SDPO said.
Orgns condemn
Various organizations have condemned the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast that occurred near Blue Hill Station, Eros Lane on Monday night.
ECD: Eros Colony Dimapur (ECD) has vehemently condemned the alleged person responsible for the bomb blast which was intended to create fear psychosis among the public. In a press release, ECD chairman Badu Angami lauded the DC and SP Dimapur who along with their team took immediate stock of the matter.
ECD has requested the authorities to treat the case top priority and take needful action in the interest of the general public.
It may be mentioned that several bomb related incidents have been reported from Blue Hill Station area, which was also an important travel point for both within and outside the state, said the chairman and requested the authorities to give due importance on security for the area.
NCD: Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) has also condemned the blast by “Meitei outsiders” which was intended to disturb the atmosphere in Dimapur.
NCD in a press release signed by president T. Bangerloba and general secretary Ntsemo Ngullie urged the authorities to leave no stone unturned to reveal the persons/organisations behind the act of terrorism.
NCD said that IED exploded on the face of the accused or else Nagas as a whole would have been defamed if at all the IEDs had exploded on Republic Day, as revealed by police, apart from death and carnage. NCD asserted that Dimapur was not an open playground for terrorist activities for different organisations from other states to defame Nagas or at the cost of Naga lives.
The council asked citizens/organisations to come forward and join hands to prevent recurrence of such blasts in future. The NPGs also should not remain silent spectators when outsiders were resorting to such activity within their turf, said NCD.
BJYM: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Nagaland state unit has strongly condemned the bomb blast.
In a press release, BJYM president K. Kahato Chishi and general secretary Mathew K Janger appealed all law enforcing agencies to be further aware of such incident in the region and requested railway security personal to tighten security for all entering the state in order to avoid such incidents.