Suspected NSCN (K) militants throw a hand grenade at a petrol pump at Mayengbam Leikai in Imphal on Saturday around 9.30 pm. No one was injured in the incident.

Manipur police rushed to the spot and recovered the grenade, said an official.

The incident had triggered massive outrage in the area. Local women on Sunday staged a sit in demonstration in Imphal protesting the grenade attack.

The outfit has reportedly demanded huge amount of money from truckers transporting rice for FCI Regional Office, Imphal from Jiribam.

Truck owner said, “The militants have demanded Rs 300 from each truck drivers carrying FCI rice at Jiribam. They threaten dreadful consequences if the truck drivers unable to pay the money,” said a truck owner.

Following the grenade attack, the NSCN (K) militants allegedly threatened the truck drivers to burn down their trucks if they don’t pay ‘taxes’ to the banned outfit.

Police allegedly have not taken any actions against the militants despite the truckers repeatedly complained about this.

On September 22, a truck driver was shot dead by suspected Naga militants in Dimapur.

After the incident, five unions of truckers and drivers started a “indefinite economic blockade’ from September 29 demanding safety of transporters. The blockade was subsequently lifted after the Dimapur district administration assured the truckers that paying compensation to the family of a slain driver would be considered.

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