PLA claims attack
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 18 2012:
Personnel of 42 AR posted at Singhat in Churachandpur district engaged in a heavy gunfight with some UG elements at around 6 am today, police source said.
The gunfight occurred when troops of 42 AR were conducting a search operation in Singhat area upon receipt of information about presence of UG elements.
However, there is no report of casualties till the filing of this report.
Meanwhile, a statement of the proscribed UG group RPF claimed that its armed wing PLA attacked a patrol party of 39 AR near Zou Khunou in CCpur district and injured several troops of the patrol party today morning at around 10 am.
It further claimed that the attack was carried out by cadres of its 252 Bn .