Major combing operations have started in the jungles of Manipur post the IED explosion that killed an Indian Army colonel, his wife and child, and four Army jawans on Saturday. The explosion was jointly claimed by two terrorist groups operating in the Northeast along India’s border with Myanmar, People’s Liberation Army and Manipur Naga People’s Front.
There are reports that the 46 Assam Rifles commanding officer, Colonel Viplav Tiwary, his wife Anuja Shukla and son Abir, accompanied by his men had gone to a forward base in the deeply forested border area. They were on their way to supervise a civic action program in the Churachandpur, bordering Myanmar when the convoy of four vehicles was ambushed inside a forest. The four soldiers killed were Shyamal Das, Suman Swargiary, R.P. Meena and Khatnei Konyak.
Four other soldiers sustained injuries in the attack in Churachandpur district in Manipur, according to the Indian Army. The incident took place around 10 am on Saturday near S Sehken village under Behiang police station.
Extending his condolences on the deaths, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Sunday said that the perpetrators would be brought to justice. “Devastated beyond words as I met the doctors at JNIMS mortuary to inquire about the post-mortem report of our brave jawans who had martyred in a ghastly attack yesterday. My sincere condolences to the bereaved families. Rest assured, the perpetrators will be brought to justice,” tweeted Singh.