AR in control Sangaithel in Dolaithabi, areas
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, May 09 2023:
The reign of terror commit-ted against the Meetei community by armed cadres of a Kuki under-ground group under Suspension of Operation (SoO) at Dolaithabi area in Imphal East district ended after one battalion of the Assam Rifles deployed in area pushed out the armed militants and took complete control of the area.
As per information received here, large number of cadres of a Kuki underground group under SoO armed with sophisticated weapons overpowered a security post at Dolaithabi Top and an IRB post stationed for protection of Dolaithabi Dam and took complete control of the area soon after the communal clash broke out in the state.
As the armed Kuki militants fired indiscriminately towards them and torched houses, entire villagers of the area fled from their homes and took shelter at safer locations.
In view of tense situation in the area, one AR battalion was deployed in Dolaithabi area and troops of the battalion began search operation in the area from early Tuesday morning.
The AR battalion took complete con-trol of both the security posts at Dolaithabi Top and Dolaithabi Dam and constructed bunkers.
Meanwhile, Kuki militants un-der SoO, who were loitering at nearby hills of Khurkhul, Senjam Chirang and Sangaithel area in Imphal West district, and had been randomly firing towards civilians have also been pushed back after one battalion of Assam Rifles was deployed in the area.
With the presence of the AR battalion in the area, there is semblance of normalcy in the area.