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A former MLA’s wife was killed in a blast at Ekou Mullam in Manipur’s tribal-dominated Kangpokpi district on Sunday, police officials said.
Police said that the explosion seriously injured Charubala Haokip (59) wife of a former MLA Yamthong Haokip (64) and she was immediately taken to the Community Health Center at Saikul, where she succumbed to her injuries.
The blast happened when the victim was burning waste in her residential complex.
Haokip (MLA from 2017-2022) was also in his house when the explosion took place but he was not injured in the blast.
Charubala belongs to the Meitei community while Yamthong is from the Kuki-Zo community.
Police officials quoting the local people said that a locally made Improvised Explosive Device (IED) had been placed among waste material at the house which exploded due to waste burn.
Police said that they are probing the incident.
The victim’s husband Yamthong Haokip, in a letter to the Officer-in-charge of the Saikul Police Station, demanded a probe …
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