The Assam Rifles (AR) killed two militants and arrested another in two separate operations at a remote location close to Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur on the wee hours of Saturday, the AR officials confirmed.
While two of the slain militants belongs to Peoples’ liberation Army (PlA), the other deceased cadre was associated with Peoples’ Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), the officials said.
“An operation had been launched by the 11 Assam Rifles unit and Digra Regiment at Moreh along the Indo-Myanmar border on the wee hours of Saturday following information about presence of PlA cadres there,” an AR spokesman said. However, as the forces cordoned off the area, the militants fired forcing the security forces to retaliate in the the gunbattle that continued for one hour, two PlA cadres were killed, he said.
He said that some other militants who were also hiding in the area could manage to sneak to other side of the border and escape. The incident took place between B. Bongjang and T. Motjang village near the international border, the AR spokesman said adding that although some other militants were injured during the firing, they were carried over by their colleagues.
The security forces had also recovered one AK-47 rifle and two pistols from the slain militants.
In another incident, the troops of the 40 Assam Rifles along with Imphal East police commandos launched a joint operation at Arapati in Imphal East district today and apprehended one cadre of PREPAK.
The militant was identified as Wahengbam Soman Meitai alias Dungand was later handed over to Irilbung police station.