NEWS UPDATE: Bomb blast in Thoubal district kills AR jawan; The IED had been allegedly planted by the proscribed PREPAK (Pro), according to reliable sources.
A powerful IED blast at Usoipokpi Sangomsang area under Lilong police station in Thoubal district reportedly killed one personnel of the 16 Assam Rifles’ E-Coy and injured another at around 1:30 pm on Wednesday.
According to police and reliable sources, the IED was planted near a Water Supply tank. The deceased have been identified as L Wangsu (30) Rifleman no 5012874 hailing from Arunachal Pradesh and the injured Pingku Das (28) from Tripura. Immediately after the blast, Thoubal SP Jogeshchandra Haobijam and Lilong AC MLA Y Antas rushed to the spot. The IED had been allegedly planted by the proscribed PREPAK (Pro), according to sources.
After the blast the deceased and the injured were rushed to Lilong’s Noor Hospital. Further details are awaited.