IMPHAL, April 28: A car bomb which turned out to be a hoax bomb scared hundreds of people in Kwakeithel Bazaar area in Imphal West this early morning.
An unattended Hundai Accent car with register number DL 3 CQ-6187 was found parking in front of Bita Pharmacy near Kwaikeithel Bazaar around 8 am which terrified people around the market.
However, police rushed to the site and conducted a thorough search of the car, but no bomb was found fitted in the vehicle. Later, around 10:40 am, the police team tucked away the car whose left rear tyre was punctured.