Imphal, April 19 (IANS) A day after the killing of two persons, including a retired Indian Army personnel, a tense situation continued in Manipur’s Ukhrul district for the second consecutive day on Sunday, even as security forces pressed on with combing operations to apprehend the militants involved. A police official said that an FIR has been registered at Litan police station against the suspected Kuki militants in connection with the ambush on civilian private and passenger vehicles at Roudei…
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Imphal, April 18 (IANS) Two persons belonging to the Naga community were shot dead along the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway (NH-2) in Manipur on Saturday after unidentified armed assailants opened fire on vehicles heading towards Ukhrul district. A senior police official in Imphal confirmed that the deceased have been identified as Chinaoshang Shokwungnao (45) and Yaruingam Vashum (42). Shokwungnao is the son of Ruichumhao Shokwungnao, a retired Indian Army personnel from the Naga Regiment, …
Imphal, April 16 (IANS) The Indian Army, in a joint operation with other security agencies, destroyed ten illegally set up bunkers and firing positions in Manipur’s Jalenbung Hills and Thoyee Heights, officials said on Thursday. Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat stated that, as part of ongoing operations along the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway (NH-2), joint security forces led by the Army’s Red Shield Division launched coordinated area domination patrols in the Jalenbung Hills and…