Governor of Manipur Ajay Kumar Bhalla paid respects to two Assam Rifles jawans, who laid their lives on the line duty following a terrorist attack in Bishnupur (ANI photo)
NEW DELHI: Two suspects were detained on Saturday in connection with an ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur that killed two personnel and injured five others, police said.Security forces recovered a silver-blue van believed to have been used in the Friday evening attack at Nambol Sabal Leikai, about 10 km from the site, during operations in Shantipur and Ishok areas.”Security forces carried out a massive operation in Shantipur and Ishok areas. Two persons were detained for further verification,” the Manipur Police said in a statement late on Saturday, as quoted by news agency PTI.Preliminary investigation has identified multiple previous owners of the vehicle, and further inquiries are underway, according to police.The investigation focuses on the deadly ambush in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, where unidentified gunmen opened fire on an Assam Rifles convoy Friday evening, killing two personnel and wounding five others.Defence PRO L Col M Rawat said that around 5.50 pm, a vehicle carrying troops of 33 Assam Rifles, was moving on the National highway 2, close to the airport “in a denotified area”, which refers to areas where AFSPA is not in force, when bullets rained on them.“In general area, Nambol Sabal Leikai, the column was ambushed by unidentified terrorists on the highway. In the ensuing action, two personnel of Assam Rifles were killed in action and five were injured who have since been evacuated to RIMS (Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal) and are currently stable,” Rawat said, adding that no group has claimed responsibility. Search operations were ongoing to apprehend the terrorists involved in the incident.
