manipur central reserve police force

Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed while two others were injured in an attack by Kuki militants in Manipur's Naransena area,

Manipur Police informed on Saturday. The police stated that the attack

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began at midnight and continued till 2:15 am in the area.

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The militants attacked an IRB (India Reserve Battalion) camp at Naranseina in the Moirang police station area, they said

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The militants fired indiscriminately from hilltops, targetting the camp. It started around 12.30 am and continued till about

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2.15 am. The militants also hurled bombs, one of which exploded in the outpost of CRPF's 128 battalion," a senior police officer said.

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The deceased were identified as CRPF sub-inspector N Sarkar and head constable Arup Saini, he said

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The injured were inspector Jadav Das and constable Aftab Das, he said, adding that they received splinter wounds.

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