Militants ambush AR

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Dec 2

Militants suspect reportedly carried an ambush on a team 31 Assam Rifles of D-company in Kamjong district early morning today.

According to reliable sources, at around 3:30am two powerful IED exploded simultaneously between Aishi and Lakhan Village when personnel of the 31 AR, posted at Kangkam, were moving towards Aishi village for a medical camp.

Subsequently, the AR team in retaliatory fire shots several rounds but no casualty was reportedly.

Unconfirmed sources said that the ambush could have been carried out by the proscribed RPF/PLA militant group.

It is also learnt that Assam Rifle had a plan to establish a post at Aishi and that as a signs resentment the suspected militant might have planted the IEDs reported one official on anonymity.