A jawan of the Border Security Force (BSF) was killed while two Assam Rifles personnel were injured due to gunshot wounds in Manipur’s Serou in firing between security forces and a group of insurgents on the intervening night of June 5-6.
The Spear Corps of the Indian Army stated “one BSF Jawan sustained fatal injuries while two Assam Rifles personnel sustained gunshot wounds (GSW) in general area Serou.”
The injured personnel have been air evacuated to Mantripukhri.
The Indian Army along with the Assam Rifles and CAPF and police have started area domination operations due to the recent crisis in Manipur.
The surveillance are been done by unmanned aerial vehicles and quadcopters and the operations have led to recovery of 40 weapons, mortars, ammunition and other warlike stores.
Manipur faced violence on May 3rd when a rally was organized by ATSU to protest the demand for inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the ST category. Following the directions of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Manipur Security Forces have appealed to all of them who possess weapons to surrender them for ensuring peace and stability in the state and those who wont will be liable to strict legal action.