Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 20:
Troops of 34 Assam Rifles gunned down a suspected PULF cadre, attached to the finance section of the outfit at Changamdabi Mathak located about 8 kms north east of Yairipok police today at about 12.30 pm today.
AR PRO in a statement said that troops of 34 AR along with Thoubal police commandos launched a search operation in the general area of Changamdabi.
During the operation, they were fired upon by militants and in the ensuing gun fight the deputy finance secretary of PULF was killed, it claimed.
The slain cadre belonged to the Omar Farooq group of PULF, said the AR.
One 9 mm pistol (Belgian make) along with ten live rounds were recovered from him.
According to reports, the incident occurred while Nizamuddin was returning home after offering Namaz at a local mosque.