Two soldiers in Manipur were hurt in a fresh round of violence in Manipur on Thursday morning. This incident took place when armed groups opened fire on the soldiers in the N Boljang neighbourhood of Imphal without warning. According to army officials, both the soldiers are receiving treatment and are in good health.
As soon as the security officials initiated a search operation in the area, they recovered one INSAS light machine gun. Previously, an Indian Army soldier was injured after armed assailants resorted to unprovoked firing from Kanto Sabal towards Chingmang village during the intervening night of June 18-19.
According to reports, the injured soldiers survived a gunshot wound and was evacuated to Military Hospital Leimakhong and is in a stable condition, currently. For over a month, the northeastern state has been witnessing incidents like arson. On Tuesday, N Biren Singh led state government extended the ban on the internet by five days more until June 25 with immediate effect. This decision was taken in an effort to prevent further disturbance and peace.
Reports claim that the data services have been banned in the view of the persisting unrest in the state. Violence gripped the northeastern state on May 3 after clashes broke out during a rally conducted by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) to protest the demand for the inclusion of Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list.
Earlier on Monday, an Indian Army was injured after assailants resorted to unprovoked firing from Kanto Sabal towards Chingmang village in Manipur’s Imphal west on the intervening night of Sunday. The Spear Corps of the Indian Army tweeted that armed miscreants resorted to controlled retaliatory fire keeping in view the presence of villagers in the area. The tweet added that an army soldier sustained a wound and was taken to Military hospital Leimakhong, where he was declared stable.
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