
Imphal – Two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and five others injured after unidentified gunmen ambushed their vehicle in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Friday evening, officials confirmed.
The attack took place in Nambol Sabal Leikai when a column of the 33 Assam Rifles was moving from its Patsoi Company Operating Base to the Nambol base. Heavily armed assailants opened fire on the vehicle, killing two jawans instantly and injuring five others. The injured were evacuated to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal, where they are reported to be stable.
No group has so far claimed responsibility. Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched massive search operations to trace the attackers.
Meanwhile, in a separate development, security forces arrested six militants linked to banned outfits in the Imphal Valley within the past 24 hours. Those arrested include cadres of the Kangleipak Communist Party (PWG), the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), and the Socialist Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (SOREPA). Arms, ammunition, and other materials were recovered during the operations.
Further details are awaited.
With inputs from IANS