At least four policemen were killed and nine other were injured after heavily armed militants ambushed police convoys in two separate locations in Manipur on Thursday morning. While one of the incidents took place at a remote location in newly created Tengnoupal district, the second incident took place at Thoubal district of the State.
Manipur Director General of Police (DGP) lM Khaute confirmed the incident on Thursday and said that police and other security agencies have started operations
against the militants. The
police also suspect the hands of anti-talk faction of NASCN (IM) militants behind the incidents. “A three vehicle convoy of police, which was carrying police commandos to the Tengnoupal district headquarters from Moreh came under attack by heavily armed militants at a remote location in Tengnoupal and Chandel district. Two Head Constables of the police were killed and nine others were injuring during the incident,” he said.
“The second incident took place at a village called Bangyang in Thoubal district. Here also the militants ambushed a convoy of the police which was on its way to Tengnoupal district headquarters from Thoubal district. One Havilder of Manipur police was killed during this incident,” said the DGP.
Sources in the police, however, said that one of the nine injured during the first incident also succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital later, taking the final death toll to four.
It may be mentioned here that at least two Assam Rifles (AR) personnel including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) were killed and eight others were injured after armed NSCN (IM) militants attacked a convoy of the security forces at a remote location along the Indo-Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh earlier this month.