Imphal, May 4 -- A live grenade was found at the main entrance of an educational institute under the Porompat police station in Imphal East district of Manipur in the early hours on Sunday, officials said.

Police, after being informed about the bomb threat, rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area located at the Princeton International School, Kshetri Awang Leikai, of the samedistrict.

Upon reaching the scene, they were working to remove it, an officer said. According to Manipur Police, the watchman of the school, while sweeping the area,spotted the explosive at around 4 am.

A team from Porompat Police Station, along with the Manipur police Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDS), successfully defused the bomb at around 6.40 am.

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