Iribung (Manipur):The Manipur Police gunned down two militants after
a prolonged encounter near Iribung in Imphal East district on Tuesday. Briefing
the media persons, Rajen Singh, Superintendent of Police, Imphal East said that
on receipt of specific information about the presence of militants in the Lair
Hills region, the commandoes were rushed to the spot. " We went on this road and
were checking the whereabouts. There we saw a youth strolling. In fact he was
waiting with arms, I guess. When we were returning back after checking the suspected
house, the same youth fired upon us," said Rajen Singh. The security personnel
also recovered AK-56 assault rifles, 180 live rounds of ammunition and a powerful
Chinese grenade.
