(KUNA) -- As many as seven guerrillas were killed Wednesday in two separate encounters with paramilitary personnel in Bishenpur and Thoubal districts of Manipur, a state in Northeast India bordering Myanmar. In Bishenpur district four guerrillas were killed today during an encounter with Assam Rifles, a key Indian paramilitary force, news agency Press Trust of India reported. In another incident, three guerrillas were killed in Thoubal district, the news agency said.
Arms and ammunition, including an AK 56 rifle, a double barrel rifle, a grenade and some rounds of ammunition were recovered from the slain guerrillas. Manipur is home to more than 20 insurgent groups whose demand ranges from secessionism to separatism. |