Militants hurl grenade at house of Manipur govt officer

Unidentified militants today lobbed a powerful grenade at the house of a Manipur government officer but it failed to explode, police sources said.

Militants hurled the grenade at the house of assistant agriculture officer N Surendro at around 7.45 am at Kyamgei area in Imphal west district.

Family members immediately reported the matter to the police who took the explosive at a safe place and exploded it, sources said.

They said police would investigate whether it was connected with monetary demand from the officer by a militant outfit.