Overview
- An unidentified person hurled a hand grenade at the gate of the B/107 RAF outpost in New Lambulane on Thursday night, causing an explosion that injured head constable Dhananjay Rai.
- Rai was taken to JNIMS for initial treatment and later referred to Shija Hospital, with reports varying between an early discharge and hospital officials saying he was in ICU on ventilator support after splinter removal.
- Police cordoned the Porompat area, carried out frisking and a mass search in New Lambulane, and said investigations are ongoing with no arrests so far.
- No insurgent group has claimed the attack and authorities have not attributed responsibility, though coverage points to an earlier September 10 attack that was later linked to the banned NRFM after arrests.
- The incident highlights the persistent threat to Central Armed Police Force units in Manipur and may prompt stepped-up patrols and tighter security around CAPF and RAF posts.