Imphal, Feb. 21 -- A bomb expert team from the Indian para-military forces and Manipur police have found and safely neutralized one Mine bomb in situ at a hotspot located along the Manipur-Assam border, official reports said on Friday

The mine bomb, weighing more than 9 kilograms and fitted with cortex and detonators, had been discovered in a pit in the Leisabithol area under Jiribam Police Station in the jurisdiction of Jiribam District bordering Cachar district on the west.

On getting a report from the general people that a powerful bomb was lying in situ, a joint team of the bomb detection and disposal squad of the Assam Rifles and Manipur Police launched the intelligence-based operation at around 2 pm on Thursday.

After a thoroughs...