Six Assam Rifles Soldiers Killed By Militants in Manipur

The militant attack took place in the Chandel district of Manipur at around 1 pm on Sunday.

Six members of the 21 Assam Rifles were killed in a militant attack in Chandel district of Manipur near the Indo-Myanmar border at around 1 pm on Sunday.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh took stock of the situation and spoke to the Director General of Assam.

Extremely pained to learn of the killing of Assam Rifles' JCO and jawans in Manipur. My condolences to the families of the deceased soldiers

— Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) May 22, 2016

Spoke to DG Assam Rifles who apprised me of the situation in Manipur. MHA is closely monitoring and reviewing the situation in the state.

— Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) May 22, 2016

The deceased were identified as follows:

• Junior Commanding Officer (JCO) Subedar Baldeo Sharma
  
• Pawan Kumar
  
• Mahesh Gurung
  
• Bhupender Kumar
  
• Akhilesh Kumar Pandey
  
• Havaldar Surajit Barla

The attack took place on the heels of the completion of a year since a similar attack in the same district killed 18 Army personnel.

The attack was jointly planned by three of the seven insurgent groups in Imphal – PLA, UNLF and PREPAK – according to The Indian Express.