Manipur: NIA arrests second suspect in Bishnupur bomb blast case in July

Guwahati: National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Md. Islauddin Khan, in coordination with the Manipur Police, in the case of bomb blast at Kwakta, Bishnupur District, Manipur in a vehicle on June 21.

NIA stated the case was initially registered by Manipur Police, vide FIR no. 635 (6)2023 dated 21.06.2023 at PGCI Police Station, Sub Division Moirang, Bishnupur District, Manipur and later re-registered by the NIA on 23.06.2023 at Imphal.

NIA Investigations in RC 01/2023/NIA/IMP revealed the involvement of Md. Islauddin in the Bomb blast that took place on 21.06.2023 in an IED laden vehicle parked over a bridge located the area of Phougakchao Ikhai Awang Leikai and Kwakta along Tiddim road in Bishnupur District, Manipur. Three persons were injured and the bridge, alongwith nearby houses, got damaged as a result of the bomb blast. After his arrest, Md. Islauddin Khan was produced before the jurisdictional Court at Imphal whereupon the Court remanded the accused to NIA custody for 7 days.Further Investigations in the case are in progress.


Recently NIA recently arrested Md. Noor Hussain from Silchar, Cachar District, Assam in a case related to a bomb blast at Kwakta, Bishnupur District, Manipur in a vehicle.
NIA Investigations revealed the involvement of Md. Noor Hussain in the bomb blast that took place on 21.06.2023 in an IED laden vehicle parked over a bridge located in the area of Phougakchao Ikhai Awang Leikai and Kwakta along Tiddim road in Bishnupur District, Manipur.

Recently NIA arrested Seiminlun Gangte in a case related to a transnational conspiracy by Myanmar and Bangladesh based leadership of terror outfits to wage war against the Government of India by exploiting the current ethnic unrest in the State of Manipur.

He is suspected of involvement in the SUV blast case that took place in the Kwakta area of Manipur’s Bishnupur district on June 21.