AR guns down 1 KRA cadre, seizes one AK 47 rifles
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 15 2012:
A suspected cadre of Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), which is a signatory to the tripartite agreement, Suspension of Operation (SoO) involving Central and State Governments and Kuki UG groups, was gunned down by personnel of 43 AR at Haipi village in Kangpokpi this morning.
One AK rifle along with 26 live rounds was recovered from the possession of slain cadre identified as Paokholet Louvoum alias Phek (23), s/o Sheimkhopao of Haipi village.
According to AR reports, personnel of 43 AR launched an operation in Haipi village on receiving specific information that some cadres of KRA were roaming around the village.
During the course of the operation one of the KRA cadres opened fire towards the AR personnel and tried to escape.
The AR personnel retaliated the firing and killed him.
The slain cadre has been handed over to the custody of Kangpokpi police station from where the body was later shifted to RIMS for post mortem.
The body has been subsequently handed over to the family members after post-mortem.