Blast claims AR jawan, injures another
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 05 2022:
An Assam Rifles jawan from Arunachal Pradesh was killed and another injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) was exploded at Lilong Usoipokpi Sangomsang in Thoubal district on Wednesday.
According to police sources, the blast took place when the troops of the 16 Assam Rifles were patrolling the hilly area, while few other paramilitary personnel were taking rest near a water supply pump.
While Assam Rifles jawan L Wangshu died on the spot after the blasts, his injured colleague has been shifted to a nearby hospital.
Local MLA of Lilong Yumkhaibam Antas Khan and a police team led by senior officers have rushed to the spot.
The deceased AR jawan namely L Wangsu was from Arunachal Pradesh while the injured has been identified as Pingku Das of Tripura.
Wednesday's incident is the fourth such detonation in the last 50 days in the state, though none has been arrested so far in connection with these explosions.
The earlier three incidents on November 18, December 15 and December 29 also occurred in the wee hours, though none was injured in these explosions, which damaged properties.
Security forces, including the army and Assam Rifles, are on high alert after the series of incidents, especially after the deadliest terror attack in the region on November 13 in which an Assam Rifles Colonel, his wife and son, and four personnel of the paramilitary force were gunned down in Churachandpur district bordering Myanmar.
Wednesday's blast comes a day after Prime Minister Narehdra Modi visited the state.
It may be mentioned that PM Modi during his visit accused the previous governments in New Delhi of neglecting Manipur and the Northeast and creating a "hill-valley chasm", while asserting the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in the state ushered in a new dawn of peace and development.