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10 killed in Manipur encounter were Myanmar nationals, security official says

According to a statement by the Army on Thursday, an Assam Rifles unit under the III Corps of the Army had launched an operation on Wednesday, acting on intelligence on the movement of armed cadres near New Samtal village in Chandel district, near the Indo-Myanmar border.

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The 10 suspected militants killed by the Indian armed forces in an encounter near the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Chandel district on Wednesday were Myanmar nationals, a security official in Manipur said.

According to a statement by the Army on Thursday, an Assam Rifles unit under the III Corps of the Army had launched an operation on Wednesday, acting on intelligence on the movement of armed cadres near New Samtal village in Chandel district, near the Indo-Myanmar border. The statement had said that the troops were fired at by “suspected cadres” during the operation, after which the Army’s troops fired back, resulting in a gunfight in which 10 individuals in camouflaged fatigues were killed.

On Friday, a senior security official said that the 10 were found to be Myanmar nationals and that their bodies were handed over to authorities in Myanmar. According to a statement by a Ministry of Defence spokesperson on Friday, the “assessments suggest that the neutralised individuals were known for involvement in cross-border insurgent activity.”

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The statement also said that a combing operation of the area led to the recovery of seven AK-47 rifles, one RPG launcher, one M4 rifle and four single-barrel breech-loading (SBBL) rifles, ammunition and other war-like stores.

“The situation along the IMB (India-Myanmar border) remains under heightened surveillance. Security forces are maintaining a robust posture and are in coordination with the civil administration and intelligence agencies to ensure peace and stability in the region,” the statement said.

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