Imphal: A major disaster was averted in Manipur when police detected a powerful car bomb inside the premises
of the heavily guarded governor's residence on Friday. According to reports, militants
masquerading as social activists managed to sneak in the small car fitted with
powerful bombs inside the premises. Bomb disposal squad of the state police recovered
the bombs and took them to a forested area to be defused. Governor Gurbachan Jagat
was in his office when the car bomb was detected. Attacks on heavily guarded residential
areas of ministers and senior officials with bomb or grenade attacks are a frequent
occurrence in Manipur.
