GUWAHATI: At least 4 jawans from the 40th Battalion of Assam Rifles and the Territorial Army have been killed in an ambush by way of suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) militants in Nagaland's Mon district, near the India-Myanmar border, on Sunday. Six other jawans are reported to had been injured in the ambush, two of whom are reported to be in essential situation.
Nagaland Police said Assam Rifles has no longer supplied the exact selection of casualty, however information from multiple assets suggests the toll could be anyplace between two and four. Assam Rifles is making an attempt to ascertain the exact selection of casualty, police added.
"There are reports of an encounter around 2.30pm on Sunday. The Khaplang faction of NSCN is suspected to be behind the attack on the Assam Rifles contingent," superintendent of police of Mon district Vechipa Vise said.
The incident came about at Aboi, 35 km from the district headquarters, when the jawans have been going to fetch water from a river between Aboi and Mohung. The militants lobbed hand grenades at the birthday party, earlier than they started firing. The jawans retaliated. The exchange of fireplace persisted for about 30 minutes.
"So far, there is confirmation of casualties on the Assam Rifles side while two of the six injured jawans are critical. There is no word on what damage has been incurred on the militants' side. The dead and the injured were airlifted by an army chopper to Jorhat in Assam for medical aid," a defence supply said. Nagaland Police, however, said the militant facet additionally suffered casualty and they are looking to corroborate the toll.
This is the second time that Assam Rifles jawans had been focused in the state while they have been out to fetch water. In May 2015, eight jawans of 23rd Assam Rifles have been killed and 6 others injured in an ambush by way of suspected NSCN (Ok) militants, additionally in the Mon district of Nagaland near Changlangsu.
The NSCN (Ok), which is based totally in Myanmar, pulled out of a 15-year-long ceasefire agreement with the Centre three years ago. On April 2 last yr, three military jawans have been killed and three others wounded when NSCN (Ok) ambushed an Army convoy in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district.
Nagaland Police said Assam Rifles has no longer supplied the exact selection of casualty, however information from multiple assets suggests the toll could be anyplace between two and four. Assam Rifles is making an attempt to ascertain the exact selection of casualty, police added.
"There are reports of an encounter around 2.30pm on Sunday. The Khaplang faction of NSCN is suspected to be behind the attack on the Assam Rifles contingent," superintendent of police of Mon district Vechipa Vise said.
The incident came about at Aboi, 35 km from the district headquarters, when the jawans have been going to fetch water from a river between Aboi and Mohung. The militants lobbed hand grenades at the birthday party, earlier than they started firing. The jawans retaliated. The exchange of fireplace persisted for about 30 minutes.
"So far, there is confirmation of casualties on the Assam Rifles side while two of the six injured jawans are critical. There is no word on what damage has been incurred on the militants' side. The dead and the injured were airlifted by an army chopper to Jorhat in Assam for medical aid," a defence supply said. Nagaland Police, however, said the militant facet additionally suffered casualty and they are looking to corroborate the toll.
This is the second time that Assam Rifles jawans had been focused in the state while they have been out to fetch water. In May 2015, eight jawans of 23rd Assam Rifles have been killed and 6 others injured in an ambush by way of suspected NSCN (Ok) militants, additionally in the Mon district of Nagaland near Changlangsu.
The NSCN (Ok), which is based totally in Myanmar, pulled out of a 15-year-long ceasefire agreement with the Centre three years ago. On April 2 last yr, three military jawans have been killed and three others wounded when NSCN (Ok) ambushed an Army convoy in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district.
NSCN-K ambush claims 4 Assam Rifles jawans
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