PLA attack on 20 Assam Rifles, 2 soldiers killed

Tensions are running high along the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district following gunfights between the Assam Rifles and the proscribed People’s Liberation Army (PLA),

According to sources, a gunfight occurred between the 20 Assam Rifles and the banned PLA at Saibon village in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district, which borders Myanmar last evening.

It was reported that one cadre of the banned PLA was injured when hit by a bomb splinter launched by the Assam Rifles personnel.

Reportedly two soldiers of 20 Assam Rifles killed in heavy gunfight with PLA manipur.

When additional forces from the Assam Rifles arrived at the conflict zone, the PLA cadres managed to escape into Myanmar territory, the sources added.

Meanwhile in Moreh, kukis demanding removal of commandos from borders town.

Furthermore, they claim that innocent civilians’ lives are under threat due to the presence of the police commandos, whom they perceive as a communal force.