Two miscreants placed a bomb at the residence of Yumlembam Brojendro, 60, (SALAI board member), son of (L) Y Ahanjao Singh of Lalambung Makhong Takhellambam Leikai under Imphal Police Station in District Imphal West District on Sunday around 9.30 pm.
According to police, a team of Imphal Police station safely defused the bomb at 10 pm.
Miscreants had earlier attacked the residence of a member of the Board of Directors of SALAI by hurling two bombs at Singjamei Mayengbam Leikai under Singjamei Police Station in Imphal West.
The miscreants with masks on a swift car hurled the bombs at the residence of Chingtham Shamson,45, son of (L) Ch Chaoba and the bombs exploded in his courtyard. Fortunately, there were no injuries. However, the window, roof tin and five 4 wheelers car got damaged.
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The residence of the managing director of Salai Holding Private Limited, located at Keishamthong Elangbam Leikai Leirak Macha, Imphal West was also attacked earlier by miscreants who hurled a suspected hand grenade which exploded at the residence.
The bomb was hurled at the residence of Elangbam Brojendro Singh, 49, son of the late E Bhubaneshwor.
The bomb exploded, causing partial damage to some floor tiles, the courtyard, and the galvanized roof. However, no casualties were reported during the bomb blast.
Salai Holdings Private Limited, a private financial institute was shut down in 2020 after its SMART bank, which runs under the financial institute, was found allegedly running a Ponzi or money circulation scheme.
According to the CBI’s first information report (FIR) registered earlier, “Salai Group of Companies, Imphal, registered under The Bombay Money Lenders Act, 1946, were not authorized to collect deposits from investors, but they had been illegally collecting deposits from its investors with a promise to pay 3 per cent interest per month to them, as much as such the same was allegedly an illegal Ponzi scheme/money circulation scheme.”
