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#Manipur : Days After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit, Two Assam Rifiles Jawans Killed, 5 Injured In An Ambush By Terrorists

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Just few days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s long awaited visit to Manipur on September 13 , the state saw violence again. As tin the recent incident wo Assam Rifles personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) were killed in an attack by terrorists in Manipur’s Nambol Sabal area of Bishnupur district, senior security officials said.

Five others were injured in the attack.
The incident took place on September 19 at around 5:50 pm when a vehicle-based column of troops of 33 Assam Rifles was moving from its Patsoi Company Operating Base to Nambol Company Operating Base.
In the general area of Nambol Sabal Leikai, the column was ambushed by unidentified terrorists on the highway in the denotified area of Manipur.
Officials said terrorists opened fire on the vehicle carrying the troops and later fled in a white van.

The injured have been evacuated to RIMS Hospital and are currently stable.
Two Assam Rifles jawans, Nb Sub Shyam Gurung (58) and Rifleman GD Kashav (29), died, and five others were injured when armed terrorists ambushed a Tata 407 vehicle.

The Manipur government has announced an ex gratia of `5 lakh each for the next of kin of two Assam Rifles jawans killed in an ambush in Bishnupur on Friday and `2 lakh each for the five injured personnel.

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