Gunfight rages at Phougakchao
Source: The Sangai Express
Moirang, June 15 2023:
A fierce gun battle has been raging between Kuki militants and security forces at Phougakchao area of Bishnupur district.
After constructing some new bunkers at a Vaiphei village located to the western side of Kangvai and eastern side of K Kotlen, heavily armed Kuki militants opened fire towards security forces deployed at Phougakchao Ikhai Awang Leikai at around 3.40 pm today.
IRB, VDF and VVF personnel deployed in the area retaliated resulting in a fierce gun battle.
After fighting continuously for about one hour and a half, the gun battle ceased.
But it resumed after a short while and this time police commandos joined the gun battle.
The gun battle was going on till the time of filing this report.
It is suspected that two Kuki militants have been killed in the encounter while another lad sustained bullet wounds.