IMPHAL, April 21 MNS NNN: One jawan was killed and score others including civilians injured in the militant attack in Chandel district of Manipur bordering Myanmar while 7 persons were hurt including two CRPF personnel in an IED explosion along the Imphal-Dimapur road today.
In the first incident, Manipur police said that heavily armed militants ambushed the inspection team headed by an Executive Engineer (E.E) of the PWD, government of Manipur with an escort party at Khudengthabi village along the Imphal-Moreh road at around 9:45 am killing a rifleman of the 8th Manipur Rifles who was part of the escort party. The deceased has been identified as one Longjam Sachin (25), s/o one L Brojen Singh of Pangal Tabi, near Sugnu, Thoubal district.
Ten people including four civilians got injured in the ambush.
The police reports said, the engineer identified as one N.Milan of the Division-One (Chandel district) was on an inspection tour in the area along with one special contractor identified as N.Manglemjao Singh when the incident occurred. The reports said that before the ambush took place three powerful IEDs exploded. The Manipur Rifles jawans escorting the team retaliated but to no avail.
The engineer and the contractor and their drivers are among the injured.
Khudengthabi village is some 10 kilometres away from the border town Moreh towards Imphal and some 90 kilometres from the state capital.
The team went to Moreh yesterday and stayed over the night there and headed to Kotha village area this morning when the incident happened.
The police are still unable to say which outfit could be responsible for today’s ambush.
Meanwhile, all injured have been brought to Imphal and they being treated at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and Shija Hospitals and Research Institute (SHRI).
Other injured persons have been identified as driver Laishram Momocha Singh (49), s/o late Udoi Singh of Monsangei; driver Chabungbam Thoiba (48), s/o late Ch Wabakishore of Khurai Thangjam Leikai; Ngangom Dayananda (49), havildar of 8th Manipur Rifles, s/o Ng Khula of Napetpali; Maibam Birla (56), s/o Brajabidur of Kwakeithel Apham Leikai; Khumanthem Sunil Singh, s/o Kh Tombi Singh of Wangjing Lamjing Khumanthem Leikai; Md Saladur Rahman (27), s/o late Md.Tomba of Lilong Haraobi Awang Leikai; Thangjam Mono Singh (27), s/o Th Manjor Singh of Thoubal Kyam Siphai Awang Leikai; one R.K Bikramjit (address not certain) and one Premkumer (detail not known).
In the second incident, an IED planted in a truck exploded injuring two CRPF personnel and five civilians near Sekmai along the National Highway-2 at around 11:20 am today.
The CRPF jawans are from 69 CRPF post stationed at Mantrpukhri, Imphal which is engaged in escorting transporters along the national highways.
Police are clueless regarding the party responsible for the incident. Sekmai is located some 20 km north of Imphal.
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