BSF jawan killed, 2 Assam Rifles personnel injured in Manipur firing

BSF constable Ranjit Yadav was taken to Jivan Hospital in Kakching, where he was declared dead.

Constable Ranjit Yadav succumbed to bullet injuries at a hospital. (PTI Photo)

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A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was killed and two Assam Rifles personnel sustained bullet injuries during a gunfight with militants in Manipur’s Kakching district on Tuesday morning.

Police sources said suspected Kuki militants attacked BSF troops deployed at Serou Practical High School in Sugnu at 6.35 am, during which constable Ranjit Yadav sustained bullet injuries. He was evacuated to Jivan Hospital in Kakching, where he succumbed to his injuries at 7.35 am.

BSF and Assam Rifles troops retaliated to the attack, and an exchange of fire ensued. Two Assam Rifles personnel were injured.

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A statement released by the PRO of the Defence wing in Imphal said the two Assam Rifles jawans were airlifted to Leimakhong military hospital in Imphal West district.

The statement said that additional troops had been deployed in the Sugnu and Serou areas over the past 48 hours amid multiple incidents of violence, including arson and shootings.

The additional troops were tasked with beefing up the ongoing extensive area domination operations and other measures to prevent violence, the statement added.

Intermittent exchange of fire took place between security forces and militants during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, amid the area domination operations being conducted by the Assam Rifles, BSF and police.

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The Defence PRO said the firing incidents intensified in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Casualties suffered by the insurgents were being verified on the ground, the statement said, adding that operations were in progress to sanitise the area.

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