Miscreants allegedly left a hand grenade and four AK-47 rounds at the residence of one intending candidate of Hiyanglam assembly constituency, Nongmaithem Sanjoy of Sekmaijin Khunou, at around 3.15 pm on Monday, police sources said.
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The bomb and the rounds were found by a group of children who happened to be playing football, the sources said.
As per police, the children, who did not know that it was a bomb, had taken the 36-HE grenade back to their home. However, after finding out, the senior members brought it outside again and left the grenade at a river bank.
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Hiyanglam Police Station has informed the Bomb Disposal Squad about the discovery and to take necessary action, as per police.
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