Woman loses leg in Manipur landmine blast in Kangpokpi
The incident at Bazaghari village marks the third explosion reported in the locality within a period of five days.
A 41-year-old woman, Durga Devi Bhattarai, had her left leg amputated after a suspected landmine exploded in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Tuesday.
According to NENow, the blast occurred between 10 am and 11.45 am at Bazaghari village in Irang Part-II while Bhattarai was tending to livestock in the fields.
Bhattarai was initially treated at Kangpokpi Christian Hospital before being moved to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal, where doctors performed the amputation.
This is the third explosion in the area in five days, following the death of a cow belonging to Amar Bahadur Basnet on Monday and another blast four days earlier.
The Manipur Gorkha Welfare Union (MGWU) condemned the blast, while the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Sadar Hills, urged the Centre and state government to conduct a sanitisation drive.
Villagers have stopped visiting grazing grounds and agricultural fields, requesting that authorities deploy a Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) to investigate the origin of the explosives.