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1 AR jawan killed; 2 injured in Satang face-off
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 25 2015 :
A jawan of 24 Assam Rifles (AR) was killed while at least two others injured in a gunfight with suspected armed cadres at Satang village under Moreh Police Station of Chandel District on Sunday at around 6.40 am.
Sources said that the heavily armed cadres ambushed the Assam Rifles troupe and killed one personnel when the latter was on foot patrolling at the Indo-Myanmar border village.
Rifleman Paokholot Baite (31) Rifleman No 5009333, son of Jamsei Baite of Moreh Chavangphai village, Ward No 7 was killed during the gunfight and another two who could not be identified till the filling of this report were injured.
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Paokholot Baite was survived by his wife, two daughters and one son.
Reinforcements were rushed to the spot while army helicopter bought the three at Leimakhong Army Hospital, said sources.
The source also said that after the encounter, AR carried out search operation in the area and recovered two live IEDs, one radio set and one pistol.
It was reported that the sound of the gunfight at Satang was heard till Kotha village, which is also located at Indo-Myanmar border, and irregular firing of bullets and explosions of bombs continued till Sunday evening.
It may be mentioned that curfew was imposed recently within the 3 km belt along the Indo-Myanmar border adjacent to Ukhrul and Chandel districts of Manipur from 6 pm to 4 am everyday for a period of six months.
The curfew was imposed following alleged credible inputs about infiltration from across the border by militant groups and illegal export of commodities from Myanmar side into the Manipur sector of the border areas during night hours.
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