Manipur: Three security personnel including a JCO of Assam Rifles injured in IED blast
The explosion triggered by suspected militants took place at the junction of H Mongjang village near Khudengthabi along the National Highway 102 in Imphal-Moreh road.
According to the reports, the IED was exploded at the area, while a troop of Assam Rifles patrolling on foot.
A top official of Manipur police said that, a JCO and two jawans were injured in the blast.
All three were airlifted by an Air Force helicopter to the military hospital at Leimakhong.
The injured security personnel were identified as Junior Commanding Officer Sher Ram, Riflemen Sachin and Basumatari.
On May 19, at least four Manipur police commandos and Manipur Rifles jawan were injured in an powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by suspected militants in Manipur’s Chandel district.
The explosion took place between Kwatha and Khudentabi area on Imphal-Moreh road, some 10 kms from the Indo-Myanmar bordering town Moreh, when two vehicles of Manipur police commandos and Manipur Rifles jawan escorted Parliamentary Secretary (Home) of Manipur state government L Susindro Meitei returning from Kwatha.
On May 8, an army jawan was killed and three others including a Junior Commanding Officer ( JCO) were injured in a powerful IED blast at Moreh in Manipur along the Indo-Myanmar border.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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