Imphal, Sep 18 (IANS) After a few days of lull, suspected militants fired at Mongbung Meitei village in Manipur’s Jiribam district, officials said on Wednesday.
A police official in Imphal said that suspected militants fired several rounds from their sophisticated arms on Tuesday night and the ultras fled after the armed village volunteers retaliated.
None was, however, injured in the half-an-hour-long gun battle, the official said.
Combined security forces have rushed to the area and launched a combing operation to nab the militants.
Senior police officials are monitoring the situation in mixed population Jiribam district, adjoining southern Assam.
Police urged the villagers to help the security forces while conducting operations and to nab the militants.
Meanwhile, security has been further tightened in some districts after several incidents of violence in different districts between September 1 and 7, that left 20 people injured and claimed 12 lives, including that of two women.
After the violent incidents and students’ protests against the militant attacks, the Manipur government closed educational institutions across the state on September 6.
However, after 11 days of closure, all schools, colleges and technical institutions were reopened across Manipur on Tuesday.
The Army, and the Assam Rifles, along with the Border Security Force, the Central Reserve Police Force, and the Manipur Police continued their anti-insurgency and search operations both in the valley and mountainous areas.
With the improvement in the situation the Manipur Government on Monday lifted the week-long ban on mobile Internet services in the five valley districts — Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Bishnupur and Kakching.
Meanwhile, after no incidents of violence in the last few days, the authorities of five trouble-torn districts relaxed curfew for 10 to 13 hours in Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Thoubal and Jiribam.
–IANS
sc/rad
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
