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Kwakta bomb blast case

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 16 Oct, 2023 05:31 PM

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The NIA has arrested a man in connection with the June 21 Kwakta bomb blast case that left three people injured, an officer from the central agency said on Monday.

According to the NIA officer, on Monday in an Intelligence-based joint operation with the Assam Police, the agency has arrested Mohd Noor Hussain from Silchar in Assam.

The bomb blast case was initially registered by Manipur Police, and later re-registered by the NIA on June 23 at Imphal.

NIA investigations have so far revealed the involvement of Hussain in the blast that took place on June 21 in an IED-laden Scorpio vehicle parked over a bridge located in the area of Phougakchao Ikhai Awang Leikai and Kwakta along Tiddim road in Bishnupur District, Manipur.

Three persons were injured and the bridge and nearby houses, got damaged as a result of the blast. “Further Investigations in the case are in progress,” said the official.

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