Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh called out the drone bomb attacks on civilians as a ‘cowardly act’ and strongly condemned it.
Dropping of bombs on civilian population and security forces by using drones is an act of terrorism and I condemn such cowardly acts in the strongest terms.
Manipur state government takes such unprovoked assault with utmost seriousness and will take up necessary response to…
— N. Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) September 3, 2024
In a post on X, Biren Sigh wrote, “Dropping of bombs on civilian population and security forces by using drones is an act of terrorism and I condemn such cowardly acts in the strongest terms.”
The statement was issued soon after news of three people injured in a “bomb attack using drones” in Senjam Chirang Maning Leikai, a village in Manipur’s Imphal West district on September 2.
“Manipur state government takes such unprovoked assault with utmost seriousness and will take up necessary response to fight such forms of terrorism upon the indigenous population. We denounce all forms of violence, and the people of Manipur shall unite together against hate, division and separatism,” he added.
The latest incident occurred on Tuesday morning, September 3, when a drone equipped with explosives was dropped on the terrace of the Manipur Rifles post near Singla dam in Manipur. No casualties were reported during the incident.
Meanwhile, the Centre has formed a committee of top officers from the army, state police and paramilitary forces to examine the modus operandi of explosives dropped by drones adopted by militants in Manipur.
According to reports, the committee will rope in BSF experts who have been handling the menace of drones dropping drugs and guns at the Indo-Pakistan border in Punjab.
