Koutruk comes under heavy attack
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 25 2023:
Kuki militants once again attacked Koutruk in Imphal West district last night and it resulted in a gun battle with IRB personnel deployed at the village.
Kuki militants started firing toward Koutruk from Haraothel at around 8 pm.
IRB personnel deployed at Koutruk Mathak Leikai retaliated resulting in a gun battle which lasted for around 20 minutes.
However, there was no report of any casualty, according to the local villagers.
Meanwhile, Kuki militants have been building more bunkers on the hill top of Phouintop Sabi and it has evoked deep apprehension among the Meitei people of nearby villages, conveyed some villagers of Awang Leikinthabi.
Even though the Government has dismantled all the bunkers built for defending Meitei villages from the onslaught of Kuki militants and their supporters, the number of bunkers built by Kuki militants at hill areas close to Meitei villages has been rising, said the villagers.