Reported By: | Edited By: DNA Web Workers |Source: PTI |Updated: Feb 21, 2022, 12: 11 AM IST
Two personnel of border guarding force ITBP were injured in an improvised explosive tool (IED) blast in ballot-certain Manipur on Sunday, officers said.
The incident change into as soon as reported around 8 pm within the Wangoo Tera dwelling of Kakching district, about 45 kms from impart capital Imphal.
Constables Gaurav Rai and Girija Shankar had been injured within the blast, they said.
An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) birthday celebration along with a impart police personnel were conducting an dwelling domination patrol when the blast befell, they said.
The troops were half of the ‘E’ firm of the 610 ITBP election battalion deployed for pollresponsibilities within the impart. The injured troops are said to be out of likelihood and had been admitted to the Kakching civil well being facility.
Assembly elections within the northeastern impart shall be held in two phases on February 28 and March 5. Counting of votes shall be held on March 10.
