Army personnel have been ambushed in Manipur near the Indo-Myanmar border. Three army personnel were martyred in this attack, while 8 soldiers were seriously injured. The incident took place in Chandel district, about 95 km from the capital Imphal, at around 1.15 pm on Wednesday night. It is a hilly area.During the operation against militant groups on the Indo-Myanmar border, three personnel of 4 Assam Rifles were killed. The militants attacked the soldiers by attacking them. The condition of 6 jawans in this attack is critical. Those who have been admitted to Military Hospital in Imphal West District. Sources say that the local militant group People’s Liberation Army of Manipur has carried out the attack.Search operation is being carried out by the army in search of militants. With this, the vigil has been increased along the Indo-Myanmar border. In November last year, the Assam Rifles camp was attacked by militants in Chandel district itself. The militants threw bombs in the military camp. After this there was firing from both sides. The militants then fled to the nearby hill. No army personnel were killed in this attack.A police officer from Chakpikarong said that the Assam Rifles team was returning to its base in Khongtal. Then a loud IED exploded and a fierce fire broke out. The soldiers who lost their lives were identified as Havildar Pranay Kalita, Assam resident, Rifleman Metha from Nagaland. Rifleman from Konyak and Manipur as Ratan Salaam. This is the biggest attack in Manipur in the last three years.After ambush, the attackers escaped from the spot. Search operation has been started in the entire area to catch the attackers. The entire area has been sealed and searched. Along with this, vigil has also been increased on the Indo-Myanmar border in view of security. Officials said that the terrorists also fired on the soldiers after blasting the IED.On the other hand, in a search operation by the Assam Rifles from Zokhavatar in Champai district in Mizuram, a large amount of illegal air rifle scope was recovered. According to the Assam Rifles report, the illegal air rifle scopes were of foreign origin, including Bushnell, Leupold and Markol, valued at around Rs 50 lakh.Assam Rifles, in a search operation on 29 July, recovered a large quantity of illegal air rifle scope of foreign origin to include Bushnell, Leupold and Markol worth about Rs 50 lakh from the general area Zokhavatar in Chambai district, “Assam Rifles said late Wednesday night.
