Kuki militants attack Irengbam
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 19 2023:
Kuki militants launched a fresh offensive by opening fire at villagers working on paddy fields at Irengbam Sanjenleipokpi Maning, Bishnupur district under Nambol police station at around 11.30 am today.
Some villagers of Irengbam said that they went to work at paddy fields at around 11.30 am today.
Not long after, heavily armed Kuki militants came down from Tingkai Khunou (Aigejang), a Kuki village under Saitu-Gamphazol sub-division of Senapati district and opened fire toward the paddy fields of Irengbam Sanjenleipokpi Maning.
Village volunteers and VDF personnel posted at the village shot back a few rounds.
A few minutes later, troops of Gorkha Regiment and Manipur Police commandos arrived at the scene and they engaged the Kuki militants in a gunfight, said the villagers.
Although the gunfight ceased later without any report of casualty on either side, a tense situation prevails in the area and both sides are taking positions at the time of filing this report.