According to preliminary information, a group of unidentified gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying Assam Rifles personnel traveling from the capital, Imphal, towards Bishnupur district. The attack resulted in the deaths of two jawans and left five others injured. The injured personnel have been taken to a hospital by police and local residents.
Following the incident, a large contingent of Assam Rifles and Manipur Police, led by senior officials, rushed to the area and launched a massive combing operation to apprehend the assailants, an official said.
Another police official reported that the heavily armed attackers opened fire on the vehicle during the journey from Imphal to Bishnupur. In the sudden assault, two personnel were killed on the spot, while five others sustained bullet injuries. Security forces have cordoned off the area, and a search operation is currently underway to trace the attackers. Further details are awaited.
Meanwhile, security forces have arrested six militants belonging to different banned outfits from three districts in the Imphal Valley over the past 24 hours.
Three hardcore cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (PWG) outfit were arrested from their respective residences in Imphal West district. They were identified as Leishangthem Tondon Singh (34), Leishangthem Anand Singh (34), and Heikham Hemchandra Singh (41), according to a police statement.
Authorities seized two Self-Loading Rifles, two modified .303 rifles, an INSAS rifle, nine magazines of various types, and 99 cartridges from their possession.
Another cadre of the same outfit, identified as Taorem Tomchou Meitei alias Pena (45), was arrested from Andro in Imphal East district.
In addition, an active cadre of the proscribed Peoples Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) was arrested from Ichan Khunou in Thoubal district.
Police also apprehended an active cadre of the banned Socialist Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (SOREPA) from Samaram Mayai Leikai in Thoubal district. He was identified as Khoinaijam Bhumeshwor Singh (24). A dummy gun and three cartridges were seized from his possession, the statement said.
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