IMPHAL, June 7: Two persons were injured this evening around 6:20pm in a grenade explosion at Poijing Awang Leikai under Thoubal PS.
According to a police source, unidentified persons suspected to be militants lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of a school teacher identified as one Md Najimuddin, 48 son of (L) Jamaluddin, injuring two carpenters who were working at his house at the time when the grenade exploded.
The grenade exploded near the residential gate of the teacher.
The two injured have been identified as Mustaad, 32, son of Manigun of Moijing Chingya Leikai and M Ayajuddin, 34, son of (L) Md Sanaton of Moijing Kangjeibung.
Mustaad was hit by grenade splinters on his chest and shoulder while Ayajuddin was hit on his thighs.
Both were rushed to RIMS, however Mustaad was later shifted to the Shija Hospital after his condition deteriorated.
Mentioned may be made that in a similar attack earlier, unidentified persons had lobbed a grenade at the residence of the government school teacher on May 30 which was later picked up by the concerned police and defused.