AR thwarts sabotage attempt
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 08 2022:
Troops of Sajik Tampak Battalion of IGAR (S) foiled a sabotage attempt by detecting and destroying an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Chapikarong sub-division of Chandel district on January 6.According to PRO IGAR (S), during a routine patrolling, troops of Assam Rifles observed some suspicious wires protruding out of the ground at a road junction leading towards Border Pillars 50 where civilians use to extensively ply their vehicles for farming.
The troops immediately searched the area and 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.