Manipur: Two ITBP personnel injured in IED blast in poll-bound State near Imphal

Tensions escalated in poll-bound Manipur after two personnel of border guarding force Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) sustained injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on Sunday, reported PTI. The incident took place about 45 km from state capital Imphal at around 8 PM in the Wangoo Tera area of Kakching district.

It is important to note that the blast took place when an ITBP official along with state police personnel were conducting an area domination patrol. Constables Gaurav Rai and Girija Shankar have been injured in the blast. The security personnel are said to be out of danger and are getting treated in the Kakching civil hospital.

The troops were part of the ‘E’ company of the 610 ITBP election battalion deployed for poll duties in the state.