Ten militants were killed in Manipur’s Jiribam in an encounter with the Central Reserve Police Force and Civil Police on Monday, Manipur Police said.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!A Manipur Police press note said that a CRPF constable sustained bullet injury and is under treatment. Arms and ammunition was recovered from the site of the encounter.
“At about 3 pm, the CRPF Post located at Jakuradhor and Borobekra Police Station (located nearby), Jiribam District were attacked by armed militants. The security forces retaliated strongly. Due to the attack, one CRPF constable namely Sanjeev Kumar sustained bullet injury and has been evacuated to Silchar Medical College, Assam and is under treatment,” the Manipur Police press note said.
It said the attack was fiercely retaliated by CRPF and Civil Police.
“After 40 – 45 minutes of heavy exchange of fire, the situation was brought under control. After the firing ceased, the area was searched and 10 (ten) dead bodies of armed militants were recovered along with arms and ammunition (3 nos. of AKS, 4nos. of SLRS, 2 nos. of INSAS, 01 no. of RPG, 01 no. of Pump Action Gun, BP Helmets and Magazines),” it added.
A criminal case has been registered into the matter and is being investigated.
Manipur Police said operations in and around Jakuradhor, under Borobekra Police Station, Jiribam District are continuing to flush out armed militants.
Reinforcement teams consisting of Assam Rifles, CRPF and Civil Police have been rushed to the areas.
Sources had earlier said that 11 militants had been killed in the encounter.
Violence erupted in the northeastern state on May 3 last year following clashes during a rally organised by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) to protest against the demand for the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe category.-ANI