GUWAHATI: Two persons were injured in a blast in Manipur on Monday, prompting several Meitei civil society organisations to call a 24-hour shutdown from Monday midnight. An IED, planted by unknown miscreants, exploded at an abandoned house near the border of Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts at around 5.45 am. When curious locals went to the site after the explosion, another blast occurred nearby. The second explosion occurred nearly 200 metres away around 8.45 am, police said. Meanwhile, Meitei group Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) condemned the blasts and demanded a time-bound investigation.

Source: Indian Express January 05, 2026 08:33 UTC