BSF's interference leaves Cdo team infuriated
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, May 29 2023:
A team of police commandos was ambushed this afternoon at around 4.15 pm at Bewlaland village along the Nongpok Keithelmanbi and Itham Moirangpurel stretch under Maphou police station in Kangpokpi district by Kuki militants.
Commando personnel who were about to retaliate following the ambush were however interrupted by a BSF team leaving the personnel extremely annoyed.
According to a highly placed source, three teams of Thoubal district commando are deployed for security of the nearby villages in the area.
However, when they were out for their rounds (duty) to Leirongthel Pitra from Nungbrang, they were ambushed at Bewlaland village, the source said.
First, a bomb exploded near the Rakshak (pilot vehicle) which was leading the team before the armed miscreants who were hiding nearby fired upon them indiscriminately, it said.
When the CDO team tried to retaliate some BSF personnel rushed to the spot and hampered them from retaliating.
This gave time to the terrorists to flee taking advantage of the arrival of the BSF personnel, it said.
The commandos were extremely infuriated by the interference from the Central force and sought Government's intervention on the matter, said the source who also added that the Commandos have demanded the removal of the Central forces if they are to interfere while discharging their duties.
Luckily, the team suffered no casualty except for some damage to the pilot vehicle.