Jiribam (Manipur): Ten militants were killed in Manipur’s Jiribam in an encounter with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Civil Police on Monday, Manipur police said.
A Manipur police press note said that a CRPF constable sustained bullet injuries and is under treatment. Arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of the encounter.
“At about 3 pm, the CRPF post located at Jakuradhor and Borobekra police station, Jiribam District, were attacked by armed militants. The security forces retaliated strongly. Due to the attack, one CRPF constable, namely Sanjeev Kumar, sustained a bullet injury and has been evacuated to Silchar Medical.
College, Assam, and in treatment,” the Manipur police press note said.
It said the attack was fiercely retaliated by the CRPF and civil police.
“After 40-45 minutes of heavy exchange of fire, the situation was brought under control. After the firing ceased, the area was searched, and 10 dead bodies of armed militants were recovered along with arms and ammunition (3 nos. of AKS, 4 nos. of SLRS, 2 nos. of INSAS, 1 no. of RPG, 1 no. of pump action gun, BP Helmets and Magazines),” it added.
A criminal case has been registered into the matter and is being investigated.
Manipur police said operations in and around Jakuradhor, under BOrobekra police station, Jiribam district, are continuing to flush out armed militants.
Reinforcement teams consisting of Assam Rifles, CRPF, and Civil Police have been rushed to the areas.
Sources had earlier said that 11 militants had been killed in the encounter.
