Imphal: Ten militants died in a gunfight with Assam Rifles troopers in Manipur's Chandel district close to the Indo-Myanmar border on Wednesday night, the Indian Army said.
In a post on X, the Eastern Command of the Indian Army said acting on specific intelligence about the movement of armed cadres of a militant group near New Samtal village under Khengjoy Tehsil, the Assam Rifles unit under Spear Corps launched an operation on Wednesday.
"During the operation, the troops were fired upon by suspected cadres, to which they quickly reacted, redeployed and retaliated in a calibrated and measured manner.
"In the ensuing firefight, 10 cadres were neutralised and a sizeable quantity of arms and ammunition have been recovered. Operation is still in progress," the post read.
