An unexploded bomb was recovered, a tribal along with Brown Sugar (drug) was arrested while a tribal leader was abducted by unknown gunmen during the past 24 hours in the state, officials said on Monday.

The unexploded bomb was recovered at a paddy field of DAV Ashram School in Moidangpok Khullen, Patsoi in Imphal West District on Sunday around 9:40 a.m. A team of State Bomb Destruction and Disposal Squad (SBDDS) rushed into the location and detonated the bomb safely at Sagollok Turel Khuningthek around 2.20 pm, the police source said.

A combined team of the security forces and police recovered 10 numbers of soap cases containing Brown Sugar weighing 124.87 grams (excluding the weight of soap cases). The contraband items were recovered after being arrested one person at Phaitol village, Tousem-Police Station, Manipur’s Tamenglong District. The arrested person along with along with seized items have been handed over to the concerned police station for further legal proceedings, the police said.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of Atengba Village under the Tousem Sub-Division of Tamenglong district was abducted by a group of masked miscreants from his residence at around 1 a.m. on Sunday. TP Dikhonang, the Village chairman was abducted by 6-7 masked people, according to a complaint lodged with the Security Advisor to the Government of Manipur. The complaint was lodged by the daughter of the village chairman Ginthailiu T. Panmei. Police said that a case has been registered and attempts are on to rescue the abducted tribal leader at the earliest.