In a significant achievement, soldiers of the Indian Army successfully defused three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Imphal East district.
Defence sources said the IEDs were discovered on the road connecting Nongdam Tangkhul and Etham Tangkhul villages, near Maphou Dam. A defence spokesperson said during a routine area surveillance operation, army personnel noticed the three IEDs placed in tandem, along the road.
The army column acted swiftly and cordoned the area. Subsequently the bomb disposal squad arrived and defused the IEDs.
At least 220 people have been killed, 1,500 injured and 60,000 displaced since violence broke out between the Meitei and Kuki-Zomi communities on May 3 last year.
