1 CRPF Personnel and 1 Civilian Injured in IED Blast in Manipur

The CRPF personnel belonging to 109 Battalion Echo Company was on his daily duty of guarding the Raj Bhavan.

An IED blast in Manipur left a CRPF personnel and one civilian dead. (Photo: Reuters)

• A CRPF personnel and a civilian have been injured in an IED blast near Manipur State Museum, near Imphal Polo Ground, on Friday.
  
  
• The CRPF personnel who belonged to 109 Battalion Echo Company was on duty, guarding the Raj Bhavan when the blast happened.
  
  
• The blast occurred hours after militants opened fire in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, leaving 13 civilians and more than 20 injured.
  

(With inputs from PTI)