Manipur: Two CRPF soldiers killed, 2 injured in attack by Kuki militant in Bishnupur

Bishnupur/Manipur: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel lost their lives in an attack by Kuki militants starting from midnight till 2:15 am at Naransena area in Manipur on Saturday. The personnel are from CRPF’s 128 Battalion deployed at Naransena area in Bishnupur district in the stat, Manipur Police said.

The police stated that the attack began at midnight and continued till 2:15 am in the area. The personnel belonged to CRPF’s 128 Battalion deployed at Naransena area in Bishnupur district in the state.

Meanwhile, Manipur Chief Electoral Officer, Pradeep Kumar Jha on Friday lime lighted higher turnout and minimal incidents of violence in Outer Manipur in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls. “Till the last report that we received about an hour back, the voting percentage was in the range of 75 per cent and no major hiccups were reported,” said Manipur Chief Electoral Officer.

Earlier, an Assistant Commandant of the CRPF sustained injuries in an IED blast in Chhattisgarh during phase 1 of the General Elections. The Bijapur Police said he was on election duty near Chihka village in Bhairamgarh when the incident happened.