SF kill UG cadre in shoot out
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 29 2011:
An underground activist was killed by a combined team of Imphal East District Police Commandos and personnel of 28 Assam Rifles during an alleged encounter at Wakha Chingkhong under Porampat police station today.
According to the police, the encounter took place at around 7:15 pm today.
The identity of the slain UG cadre and the UG group he belonged to have not yet been ascertained.
One 9mm pistol, 5 live rounds, 1 magazine of AK 47 rifle, a mobile phone and various SIM cards were recovered from the slain cadre.
The police said that acting on specific information that some UG cadres are loitering in Wakha Chingkhong area under Imphal East district, a combined team rushed in to comb the area but the combined team was fired upon.
The combined team also retaliated the firing.
After the exchange of firing which lasted for a couple of minutes ceased, the combined team went into the area and found a body with one 9 mm pistol lying nearby.
A magazine of AK 47 rifle was also found, some distances away from the slain UG cadre, the police said, adding that other armed cadres escaped.