Suspected Kuki militants attack Itham villagers
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 06 2024:
Suspected Kuki militants on Wednesday fired several rounds towards villagers of Laikhong near Itham who were threshing harvested paddy crop in the area.
According to a police report, the villagers of Laikhong near Itham were threshing the crops of three paddy fields located nearby the hills around 12.30pm Wednesday, when suspected Kuki militants from Saichang Kuki village fired several rounds at the villagers.
On receiving news of the firing, the Gorkha Rifles team deployed in the area returned fire.
To prevent the innocent civilians from getting hurt, the security forces immediately made the villagers vacate the area.
The forces also made the labourers and operators of machines digging the earth in the area leave.
Shortly after, additional central forces accompanied by state forces arrived at the scene and took measures to prevent any further attacks.