Militants Ambush Security Forces in Manipur, Seven Including 4 Cops, 3 BSF Jawans Injured

Imphal: At least four police commandos and three soldiers were injured in an ambush by militants in Manipur’s Moreh on Tuesday.

According to sources, four police commandos and three BSF soldiers were injured in the gunfight between suspected insurgents in Manipur’s border town Moreh.

The injured security personnel were airlifted to an Imphal hospital for treatment.

On the day of New Year on Monday, fresh violence claimed at least four lives and 14 others were injured. Armed attackers opened fire at civilians at Lilong Chingjao in the Thoubal district on Monday.

Three people died on the spot and another person succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital. The identity of the killers is not known immediately.

Meanwhile, in the wake of the Thoubal violence, the administration of all five Valley districts — Thoubal, Imphal East and Imphal West, Kakching and Bishnupur, cancelled the relaxation of curfew and reimposed the prohibitory orders to prevent escalation of violence.