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#Manipur : Capital Imphal Tense, Killing Of Two Assam Rifiles Jawans Sees Protests From Locals
The locals, wearing traditional mourning attire, raised slogans and held placards condemning the attack and for “creating fear and panic among the public”, at a sit-in just 1 km from the ambush spot.
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Locals of Nambol in Manipur’s Bishnupur district staged protests against the killing of two Assam Rifles personnel in an ambush in the area the previous day.
An uneasy calm prevailed in the state capital Imphal, and Bishnupur district on Saturday morning, with the identity of the perpetrators yet to be known.
Search operations are being conducted in the area for the attackers and the vehicle used by them, police said.
According to media reports, The locals, wearing traditional mourning attire, raised slogans and held placards condemning the attack and for “creating fear and panic among the public”, at a sit-in just 1 km from the ambush spot.
Later, women took out a protest rally denouncing the attack, and criticised the opening of fire in public places.
Two jawans of the Assam Rifles were killed and five others were injured when a group of armed men ambushed a vehicle of the paramilitary force in Nambol Sabal Leikai area on Friday evening, officials said, adding no group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.