Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 10:
A police constable was killed when militants ambushed the escort party of the Ukhrul SP today at about 2.15 pm a sport near Litan Thong Ananbi under Litan police station.
One Naik (driver) was injured.
The militants decamped with one carbine, said reports reaching here.
The incident occurred while the escort party on its way back to Ukhrul after dropping Ukhrul SP Manglemjao at Tulihal airport.
Manglemjao left for Bangalore today.
The police personnel were in the SP Gypsy and two more Gypsy allotted to the security personnel.
The SP Gypsy was in the front while the escort party followed.
Sources said the militants who were well positioned on the hill side opened fire at the police at the vehicle in the middle while they were nearing Litan Thong Ananbi located about six kilometers from Litan police station.
The vehicle in the middle, which bore the brunt of the attack, was driven by Naik Keisham Achouba (52) of Wangkhei.
Constable Jessy Tangkhul who was in the Gypsy along with Achouba was shot in the chest and all over the body as militants opened fire a fusillade of gunfire.
Achouba received two bullet wounds on the left side of the chest, left check and hands.
He managed to escape by jumping from the moving vehicle and took cover by a river bank.
Constable Jessy died while on way to RIMS hospital.
Achouba who is undergoing treatment at RIMS said the militant numbered around six.