In what could be termed as yet another threat to the Catholic Church in Manipur, a hand grenade was found placed at the gate of retired Priests’ Home in Imphal, Manipur, on June 6 morning.

According to sources, when the driver went to open the gate on June 6 morning at around 6:20, a hand grenade was found at the gate in a polythene bag. Police came and defused the bomb, the source said.

Fr Solomon, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Imphal said that there were no threats or any monetary demands prior to the discovery of the bomb at the gate.

“We are shocked and surprised at the same time. When we heard of the threat, we rushed from the Archbishop’s House to the Priests’ Home,” the Chancellor said. The police came to the spot and defused the bomb and took it away, Fr Solomon added.