AR thwarts sabotage bid by insurgents
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 15 2021:
Sajik Tampak Battalion of IGAR (South) reportedly foiled an attempt by insurgents to stage an attack by detecting and destroying an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Chakpikarong sub-division of Chandel district Thursday.
According to PRO IGAR (S), during a routine patrolling, the troops of Assam Rifles observed some suspicious wires protruding out of ground at a road junction leading towards Border Pillars 51 & 52 .
The road is used extensively by civilians to ply their vehicles for farming.
On immediate search, the troops detected an IED.
After sanitisation of the area, the detected IED was destroyed on the spot itself for ensuring security in the region and prevention of any loss to life or property, it added.