AR save snake bite victims
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 13 2019:
Keithelmanbi Battalion of 9 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) saved lives of three snake bite victims yesterday.
On April 12, a 10 year old boy from Lilong Khunou, one woman from Arapati village and a girl from Lilong Mayai Leikai were bitten by a poisonous snakes in different incidents, said a statement of IGAR (S) .
The statement further maintained that all the three victims were evacuated to Lilong Company Operating Base (COB) and readily attended by the medical team and administered life saving treatment.
Saying that the victims were later shifted to RIMS for further treatment, it added that the timely and swift action of medical team not only saved precious human lives but also reinforced good faith among the locals.