Manipur Police to carry out combing operations in areas bordering Imphal West after militant attack
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur Police to carry out combing operations in areas bordering Imphal West after militant attack

The Hindu  

The Manipur Government has ordered the State police to conduct combing operations and sanitisation in areas bordering Imphal West district where two persons were killed and nine others injured in an attack by suspected militants, officials said. 2 dead 9 injured in firing by militants in Manipur.mp4 “In view of recent incidents disturbing general law and order situation in fringe areas bordering Imphal West district and the necessity to keep preventive measures in place, I am to request you to kindly take up necessary action to conduct combing operations and sanitisation of areas falling in fringe areas bordering Imphal West district more particularly in the stretch from Keithelmanbi to Koutruk,” the Commissioner said in a letter to the DGP. The stretch between Keithelmanbi in Kangpokpi district and Koutruk in Imphal West is around 32 km long and has been a focal point of consistent attacks since ethnic violence broke out in May last year. An official statement about the gun-and-bomb attack said, “In an unprecedented attack in Koutruk, Imphal West, alleged militants have deployed numerous RPGs using high-tech drones.” The use of drones to deploy explosives against security forces and civilians “marks a significant escalation”, it said.

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