IMPHAL, Oct 23: The death toll in Tuesday’s bomb blast at Ragailong rose to 17 today as another injured victim died at the Shija hospital this afternoon. The identity of the only deceased left to be identified was also confirmed today.The blast victim who died at the Shija hospital today was identified as Pukhrambam Bigyananda alias Naoten, 35, son of Pukhrambam Ongbi Damayanti of Khurai Chingangbam Leikai. He reportedly died around 12.40 pm at the ICU ward of the hospital due to the injuries sustained at the head and chest.According to a family source, he was an agent of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance company and was to marry his fiancee on December 1 this year. He was accompanying Leishungbam Devendro Singh alias Ingocha, 36, son of late L Modhumangol, a local close friend who was also killed in the blast.The deceased is survived by his mother and his dead body was handed over to her after post mortem at the RIMS morgue this afternoon by the police.In the meantime, the last of the unidentified person who was killed in the blast was identified today by his family this morning at the RIMS morgue as Mahongnao Ringphapam Tangkhul, 42, son of late MH Vayi Tangkhul of Shingta village in Phungyar sub-division of Ukhrul district. He was presently residing at the complex of Kingsway English School, Sanjenthong Mission Compound serving as a chowkidar of the school.According to the family, he left his present residence last Tuesday evening to deliver fodder to a resident of Golapati Hatta and never returned home. Since he had not returned home, the family came to the RIMS morgue this morning where his dead body was found, the family source said that he is survived by his wife, four sons and a daughter.Among the injured victims the conditions of four who are undergoing treatment at the Shija hospital are still critical. Another seven are also in a serious condition at the RIMS hospital.On the other hand, disregarding the underground KCP(MC)’s warning on the holding of any form of agitation in connection with the blast protests were held in the state today.People residing in and around the Ragailong village staged sit-in protest from 10 am this morning till 4 pm to protest against the bomb blast at Minuthong Kekru Villa.The sit-in protest which was jointly organised by the Gagailong Women’s Committee and Ragailong Youth Club was participated by about 1000 persons from different communities and placards like, “We condemn bomb blast in public place”, “We want peace not bombs”, “We condemn barbaric act of bomb blast in public place” and “Such acts must not be repeated again in peaceful village’ were displayed by the protestors.During the protest, the secretary of the Ragailong Women’s Committee, L Kambuilungliu while reacting to the press statement of the KCP(MC) published in various local dailies today said it was very wrong to mention that Ragailong was an area where prostitutes and gamblers were stationed. Such a statement from the KCP(MC) was meant to disturb the existing peaceful co-existence of various communities settled at Ragailong, she said while stating that no Kabui women from the village had ever indulged in immoral activities. She said the outfit had targetted the innocent public after failing to do anything regarding the Diwali gambling games held inside the commando complex some days ahead of the blast.The relatives of the non-local victims of the blast, Bipin Bihari and Gaitri Chakraborty, while giving their comments during the dharna this afternoon, mentioned that the non-local victims who were killed or injured in the blast were daily bread earners and as a result the state government needs to consider enhancing the amount of compensation. They also said the blast was deplorable and such actions could never bring any good outcome in future.Later, the chairperson of the Ragailong Women’s Committee, Gona Thaimei said the charges laid by the outlawed KCP(MC) on the Ragailong Kabui village would be taken seriously by the Kabui community and such provocative statements would create misunderstanding between the two communities which the outfit needs to consider.In the meantime, the locals of Khurai Chingangbam Leikai launched a protest at Khurai Lamlong after the news of the death of local youth Pukhrambam Bigyananda reached the area. Protestors blocked the roads leading to Ukhrul, Pangei, Tinsit and JN hospital by piling stones, branches of trees and burning tyres till late this evening.Meanwhile, the Zingsho Mapithel Katamnao Long has strongly condemned the bomb blast near the Ragailong gate which left 17 persons dead and scores injured calling it an act of terrorism.The Chanura Lamchinglel Kangleipak (CLK) has also termed the bomb blast at Ragailong gate as an act of terror and condemned mindless acts of violence on the common people of the state. A press release from the organization has said that such incidents are mindless terror tactics and cautioned that such acts of firing at civilian places, bomb blasts at public places etc are making people look at revolutionaries as terrorists.(Courtesy:IFP)
IMPHAL, May 30: The KYKL and the UNLF, in a joint communique to the press condemned the bomb explosion at the RIMS within the office complex of the institute`s director, Dr. Fimate, calling it an act of terrorism calculated to tarnish the image of the revolutionary movement in the state.The joint statement said, intimidating the sick and ailing is an unforgivable act of inhumanity, adding that under humanitarian norms hospitals are spared even during the most bitter wars.The two underground organisations said the pattern of these assaults by the KCP(MC) should have made it clear to everybody by now that the KCP(MC) is the masked proxy of the Indian forces with an agenda to alienate the revolutionary campaign waged by revolutionary organisations from the people.It however said this campaign by the "Indian Occupational Forces" would boomerang on it sooner than later.Explaining further, the two outlawed groups said the KCP(MC) is now holed up within the IG (AR) South headquarte
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