Two AR hurt in UG attack
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 15 2015:
At least two personnel of 20 Assam Rifles posted at Machi Village in Chandel district suffered injuries after suspected underground cadres numbering around 20-30 attacked the camp with bomb and gun on January 14 around 10.30 pm.
The injured personnel have been identified as Naib Subedar Jeet Bahadur Sunar and Rifleman T Chentya.
They are undergoing treatment at Leimakhong Military Hospital.
Their conditions are said to be out of danger.
Reports said the cadres attacked the camp from two directions using rocket launcher, lathode gun and automatic rifle.
The AR personnel also fired back towards the cadres which resulted in an exchange of heavy firing which lasted till the last midnight.