Newmai News Network
Imphal | May 25
Reports are doing the round that security forces today attacked and destroyed some rebel makeshift camps located inside a deep jungle area along India-Myanmar border during a massive operation after rebels killed six Assam Rifles personnel near Joupi village of Chandel district on Sunday. However, this information could not be confirmed officially.
The reports further said that security forces exchanged fire near Border Pillar No-87 along Indo-Myanmar border just after noon today.
These reports came after Lt Gen Abhay Krishna, general Officer Commanding of 3 Corps vowed to hit back hard against militants responsible for the deadly Joupi ambush.
The attack was an opportunity to bounce back with a bigger success, Krishna stated while paying tribute to the slain personnel of the 29 Assam Rifles at Imphal Airport yesterday.
He also said the Army had launched a massive hunt for the militants in the deep jungle areas under Hangshi and Joupi along the Indo-Myanmar border. The ambush spot falls under Tengnoupal Police Station.
The banned Co-ordination Committee (CorCom), a conglomerate of several militant groups, had claimed hand in the Joupi ambush in which six personnel, including a JCO, were killed.
Reports said Sunday’s attack on the rebel camps occurred at Mintha village under Molcham Police Station around 8:30 am. The village actually falls under a no man’s land area of the two countries.
No rebels were killed or arrested during the strike. However, Chandel police sources informed that no official reports on the incident were received so far. They said helicopters were hovering around the border area but there were no reports of any attack carried out by security forces there.
In a separate incident, security forces exchanged fire with rebels near Border Pillar No-87 around noon, according to an unofficial report. No casualties were reported in the gun battle.
Army chief calls for 'relentless operations'
Imphal, May 25 (IANS): Army chief General Dalbir Singh on Wednesday visited the 29 Assam Rifles battalion and stressed on "relentless operations" to fish out the insurgents operating in the north-east. Accompanied by Eastern Command's General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lt. General Praveen Bakshi, interacted with the battalion's Commanding Officer Major General V.S. Sreenivas.
"The army chief stressed on the need to carry out relentless operations against the insurgents active in the region," an official statement said. General Singh also conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families and directed officials to ensure all support to them.
