IMPHAL: One jawan was killed and score others including civilians injured in the militant attack in Chandel district of Manipur bordering Myanmar while 7 persons were hurt including two CRPF personnel in an IED explosion along the Imphal-Dimapur road today.
In the first incident heavily armed militants ambushed the inspection team headed by an Executive Engineer (E.E) of the PWD, government of Manipur with an escort party at Khudengthabi village along the Imphal-Moreh road at around 9:45 am killing a rifleman of the 8th Manipur Rifles who was part of the escort party. The deceased has been identified as one Longjam Sachin (25).
Ten people including four civilians were injured in the ambush. The police reports said, the engineer N.Milan of the Division-One (Chandel district) was on an inspection tour in the area along with one special contractor identified as N.Manglemjao Singh when the incident occurred. The reports said that before the ambush took place three powerful IEDs exploded. The Manipur Rifles jawans escorting the team retaliated but to no avail. (NNN)