At least 10 militants were killed in a gunfight with an Assam Rifles unit in Manipur’s Chandel district on Wednesday, officials said. The operation, launched near the Indo-Myanmar border, is still ongoing.
According to the Army’s Eastern Command, the encounter took place near New Samtal village in Khengjoy tehsil, following specific intelligence inputs about the movement of armed cadres in the area.
“Acting on specific intelligence on movement of armed cadres near the New Samtal village, Khengjoy tehsil, Chandel district, close to the Indo-Myanmar border, an Assam Rifles unit under Spear Corps launched an operation on May 14,” the Eastern Command said in a post on X.
The statement added that during the operation, troops came under fire from suspected militants and responded swiftly. “The troops were fired upon by suspected cadres to which they quickly reacted, redeployed and retaliated in a calibrated and measured manner. In the ensuing firefight, 10 cadres were neutralised and a sizeable quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered,” it said.
Security forces have intensified operations in border areas amid heightened tensions in the region.
