IMPHAL, May 15: In a significant counter-insurgency operation, Assam Rifles personnel gunned down at least ten suspected militants during a fierce gunfight in Manipur’s Chandel district on Wednesday night, according to the Indian Army’s Eastern Command.
The operation was launched following specific intelligence inputs about the movement of armed cadres near New Samtal village in Khengjoy Tehsil, close to the Indo-Myanmar border. Acting swiftly on the tip-off, a unit under Spear Corps initiated the mission on May 14.
“As troops moved in on the input, suspected militants opened fire. The soldiers immediately redeployed and returned fire with precision,” the Army stated in an official communication on X.
In the ensuing exchange of gunfire, security forces neutralised ten cadres and seized a significant cache of arms and ammunition from the encounter site. The operation was still ongoing at the time of the last update.
Authorities have yet to confirm the identities of the deceased militants.
