Locals of Nambol in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Saturday morning staged protests against the killing of two Assam Rifles personnel in an ambush in the area the previous day. Search operations are being conducted in the area for the attackers and the vehicle used by them, police said. The locals, wearing traditional mourning attire, raised slogans and held placards condemning the attack and for “creating fear and panic among the public”, at a sit-in just 1 km from the ambush spot.
Meanwhile the Indian Army and Assam Rifles have launched extensive combing operation in Bishnupur following the attack. Large number of security forces have been deployed to hunt down on the terrorists, who during the attack give little chance to the Assam Rifles personnel to react, thereby leading to instant death of two jawans.
Notably, the ambush occurred on National Highway-2, the same road used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to travel from the Imphal airport to the hills of Churachandpur district on September 13, on his first visit to the State since the conflict began. Manipur has been under President’s Rule since February 13 this year.
