Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 21:
A combined team of J & K Light Infantry and State Police Commandos reportedly killed one UNLF cadre during a joint operation at Thinungei under Bishnupur Police Station in the wee hours of today.
The slain cadre has been identified as corporal Kuber of UNLF of Thangel, Thoubal district, according to a statement issued by the PIB Defence Wing.
The statement said acting swiftly on a tip off, the joint search team closed in on a suspected house along the Pat area of Thinungei village by midnight.
As the search team closed in, the militants tried to escape and fired upon the security personnel.
In the ensuing fire, one UG was killed.
One 9 mm pistol with magazine and some ammunition were recovered from the slain cadre.
The villagers confirmed that he did not belong to their locality.
Three accomplices of the slain cadre, namely Sngonga Singh s/o Sprokul Singh, M Biken Meitei s/o M Gopen Meitei and S Inao Singh s/o S Gandhar Singh, all residents of Chirel village in Thoubal District were also arrested on suspicion as they were staying in the same house, the statement informed, adding that it is these apprehendees who identified the cadre killed in the firing.
The body of the slain UG was send to RIMS by Bishnupur Police for post-mortem and verification of the three apprehendees is in progress by the police, the PIB Defence Wing statement said.