Assam riffles commander, his family members among others killed in militant attack in Manipur

Manipur: In a major terrorist attack, an Assam riffles commander along with his wife and son and other soldiers were killed by militants in an ambush in Manipur.

According to reports, the incident took place near the Myanmar border in the Churachandpur district of Manipur around 10 am on Saturday.

The commanding officer has been identified as Viplav Tripathi along with family members and the Quick Response Team were there in the convoy when the incident took place.

Chief Minister N Biren Singh tweeted, “Strongly condemn the cowardly attack on a convoy of 46 AR which has reportedly killed few personnel including the CO & his family at CCpur today. The State forces & Para military are already on their job to track down the militants. The perpetrators will be brought to justice.”

Strongly condemn the cowardly attack on a convoy of 46 AR which has reportedly killed few personnel including the CO & his family at CCpur today. The State forces & Para military are already on their job to track down the militants. The perpetrators will be brought to justice.

— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) November 13, 2021

So far, no militant organisation has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The police and security forces have launched a massive search operation to nab the militants.

Manipur has over 40 outlawed insurgent groups.