Rebel camps along border overrun ?
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 25 2016:
Reports are doing the round that security forces today attacked and destroyed some rebel makeshift camps located inside a deep jungle area along India-Myanmar border during a massive operation after rebels killed six Assam Rifles personnel near Joupi village of Chandel district on Sunday.
However, this information could not be confirmed officially.
The reports further said that security forces exchanged fire near Border Pillar No-87 along Indo-Myanmar border just after noon today.
These reports came after Lt Gen Abhay Krishna, General Officer Commanding of 3 Corps vowed to hit back hard against militants responsible for the deadly Joupi ambush.
He said the attack was an opportunity to bounce back with a bigger success.
Krishna stated this while paying tribute to the slain personnel of 29 Assam Rifles near Tulihal airport yesterday.
Krishna said the Army had launched a massive hunt for the militants in the deep jungle areas under Hengshi and Joupi along the Indo-Myanmar border.
The spot where the ambush occurred falls under Tengnoupal police station.
The banned Co-ordination Committee (CorCom), a conglomerate of several militant groups, had claimed hand in the Joupi ambush in which six personnel, including a JCO, were killed.
Reports said Sunday's attack on the rebel camps occurred at Mintha village under Molcham police station around 8.30 am.
The village actually falls under a no man's land area of the two countries.
No rebels were killed nor arrested during the strike.
However, Chandel police sources informed that no official reports on the incident were received so far.
They said helicopters were hovering around the border area but there were no reports of any attack carried out by security forces there.
In a separate incident, security forces exchanged fire with rebels near Border Pillar No-87 around noon, according to an unofficial report.
No casualties were reported in the gun battle.