A convoy of Manipur Police commandos drove into the India-Myanmar border town Moreh on Tuesday night following the killing of a senior officer by insurgents. The commandos, who were ambushed by insurgents, pressed on and reached the town at midnight.
A Manipur Police officer was shot dead by suspected insurgents while he was overseeing the construction of a helipad in Manipur's Moreh, a trading town on the border with Myanmar, the Manipur government said in a statement today.
During a press briefing today, Chief Minister N Biren Singh informed reporters that they have received reports of the successful neutralisation of 40 terrorists, saying that they have been shot down.
Commandos of the Manipur Police have been engaging insurgents for over eight hours today in several areas of the state hit by ethnic violence, sources have told NDTV.
Commandos of the Manipur Police had been engaging insurgents for over eight hours yesterday in several areas of the Indian state hit by ethnic violence, sources have told NDTV.