New Delhi/Imphal:
No less than 11 suspected Kuki insurgents have been shot useless in an encounter with the safety forces in Manipur’s Jiribam district as we speak, sources stated. The scenario is fluid and extra particulars are awaited.
Some Central Reserve Police Drive (CRPF) troopers have been additionally injured within the assault by the suspected Kuki militants within the district bordering Assam, sources stated.
The encounter started after the suspected Kuki insurgents launched an enormous assault from two sides on a police station in Jiribam, sources stated. There’s additionally a aid camp for internally displaced folks subsequent to the police station. The attackers might have regarded to focus on the camp too, sources stated.
This police station in Jiribam’s Borobekra had been focused a number of occasions in current months.
After attacking the police station, the suspected Kuki insurgents unfold out in the direction of a small settlement in Jakurador Karong and commenced setting homes on fireplace, sources stated, including they concurrently engaged in a gunfight with the safety forces.