IMPHAL, Apr 26: A powerful Chinese hand grenade was found in front of V-Electro Point at Kwakeithel Thokchom Leikai under Imphal police station in the early morning of Thursday.
The bomb was found lying in front of the shop which deals in electronic items at around 6 am and it is believed the Chinese hand grenade was planted by some unidentified people suspected to be militants, police said.
The shop belongs to one Thokchom Bhavananda, 37, son of Chandra of Kwakeithel Thokchom Leikai.
The police further said the bomb was retrieved by a team of bomb experts and later defused it around 8 am at a safe location in Lamphel.