By Bikash Singh
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PTIImphal: Security personnel keep vigil outside the hospital where injured jawans of Assam Rifles are undergoing treatment.
Guwahati: Residents of Sabal Leikai in Ningthoukhong in Bishnupur district of Manipur vehemently denounced the egregious attack on Assam Rifles jawans on Saturday. Two Assam Rifles jawans were killed and five injured in an ambush carried out by unidentified gunmen. Two Assam Rifles personnel, including a Naib-Subedar, were killed and five others injured when a group of unidentified armed cadres attacked a vehicle of the paramilitary force along the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway (NH-2) in Bishnupur district’s Nambol Sabal Leikai area. The slain Assam Rifles personnel are Naib-Subedar Shyam Gurung and Rifleman Ranjit Singh Kashyap. Gurung hails from Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district while Kashyap is a resident of Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. Many women and men of all ages held massive protests in the Nambol area.During the protest, demonstrators carried placards with powerful messages, “We condemn the attack”, “Condemn attack on Assam Rifles”, “Condemn gunfire in public places”. The protesters also vocalised their outrage through slogans echoing the sentiments on their placards, strongly condemning the attack and emphasising the need for safety and security in public spaces. Police officials observed that this display of unity highlights the community’s determination to stand against such acts of violence.Live Events Later, women also took out a protest rally strongly condemning the heinous attack. The Manipur government has announced in recognition of the sacrifice made by the families of the deceased; the government announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for those who succumbed to injuries (death) and Rs 2 lakh for those who sustained grievous injuries . A defence spokesman said that a column of troops of Assam Rifles was moving from its Patsoi company operating base to Nambol company operating base when it was ambushed in the general area of Nambol Sabal Leikai by unidentified terrorists on the highway in the denotified area of Manipur. In the ensuing action, two personnel of Assam Rifles were killed and five were injured and have since been evacuated to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal, the spokesman said, adding that they are currently stable. The Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958, (AFSPA) was earlier lifted from the Nambol Sabal Leikai area. A senior Police official said that though no militant group or organisations has claimed responsibility for the attack. “The suspicions are on the valley-based outfit.” Manipur is under President’s rule. Over 260 people were killed, more than 1,500 injured, and over 70,000 people displaced after the ethnic violence broke out between the Meitei and the Kuki-Zo people on My 3,2023 after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’, organized in the hill districts to protest the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe status.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now!
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