Imphal: After receiving reports of fierce gun-battle between combined security forces and suspected Kuki militants, that lasted several hours, injuring at least four people, including two jawan of the 44th Assam Rifles [names withhold] near Olympian Park in L Boljang village under Kangpokpi district on Thursday, Ukhrul Times upon further investigation has concluded that there was no Kuki militants involved in this particular confrontation — only armed miscreants were involved.
Ukhrul Times regrets the urgency in publishing the news item 2 jawan, 2 others injured in fresh gunfight with suspected Kuki militants in Olympian Park.
As of today, there is no confirmation of militants casualty from any sources, except news reports in some print dailies and TVs.
As per the Indian Army, one Insas light machine gun was recovered.
SpearCorps.IndianArmy took to twitter, “𝙐𝙣𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙡 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 Armed miscreants resorted to unprovoked firing in N Boljang, Imphal West Distt in the morning hours of 22 June. Calibrated response by own troops to avoid any collateral damage. Two soldiers sustained minor injuries- both stable. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗚𝗨𝗡 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵. Additional columns inducted and operations are in progress.”
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