Manipur: 10 Armed Militants killed in encounter with CRPF in Jiribam
“The attack was fiercely retaliated by Central Reserve Police Force and Civil Police,” the police said.
IMPHAL- Ten suspected armed militants have been killed in an encounter with the Central Reserve Police Force in Jiribam area of Manipur on Monday, the state police said in a statement.
A Central Reserve Police Force officer, identified as Sanjeev Kumar, was also injured during the exchange of fire and was taken to Silchar Medical College in Assam.
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The gunfight began after the suspected militants attacked a Central Reserve Police Force post at about 3 pm in Jakuradhar in the Borobekra sub-division, according to the police.
“The attack was fiercely retaliated by Central Reserve Police Force and Civil Police,” the police said.
“After 40-45 minutes of heavy exchange of fire, the situation was brought under control.”
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After the firing stopped, the 10 bodies of the militants were recovered, along with arms and ammunition, the statement said. “Accordingly, a criminal case has been registered and is being investigated into.”
Manipur has been gripped by ethnic clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities since May 2023. At least 237 persons have died and more than 59,000 persons displaced since the beginning of the clashes.
The development on Monday came after a woman was killed allegedly by members of the armed Meitei group Arambai Tenggol in Zairon Hmar village in the district on November 7.
The woman, identified as Zosangkim, belonged to the Hmar community and worked as a teacher at a Christian missionary school in the Zairon Hmar village.
The militants also allegedly attacked other residents and set fire to at least six homes in the village.
On Saturday, a woman farmer from the Meitei community was shot dead by suspected Kuki militants in Bishnupur district. The woman, along with other farmers, had been working in paddy fields in the Saiton area when militants opened fire from hill-based positions.
