Overview
- An unidentified person hurled a grenade at the gate of a Rapid Action Force outpost in New Lambulane, Porompat, producing an explosion around 10 pm on Thursday.
- Head constable Dhananjay Rai, posted with the RAF and from Uttar Pradesh, suffered minor injuries and was taken to JNIMS for treatment before being discharged.
- Local police inspected the scene and carried out frisking and searches in the area as they opened a formal investigation into the attack.
- No arrests have been reported and no group has claimed responsibility, leaving the motive and authorship unresolved.
- The Rapid Action Force is a central armed police unit used for crowd control and security, and the incident underscores the continued risks faced by CAPF deployments in Manipur and the need for further official updates.