Gunmen ambush Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur's Bishnupur, 1 dead

Unknown gunmen ambushed an Assam Rifles convoy on Friday evening in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, killing at least one soldier and wounding others, officials said. The attack occurred between about 5.40 p.m. and 6 p.m. on the outskirts of Imphal at Nambol Sabal Leikai as a vehicle carrying personnel was moving from Imphal toward Bishnupur, authorities said, and security forces have launched a large combing operation in the area.

Accounts of the toll varied. Police and local officials initially reported one jawan critically injured and several others hurt after the convoy came under sudden, heavy gunfire and personnel returned fire. Other security sources said a group of gunmen ambushed the vehicle, killing one soldier and injuring three, while Assam Rifles and some police bulletins put the number higher, reporting up to two personnel killed and four wounded. All injured personnel were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, officials said. Authorities cautioned that numbers were provisional as operations to secure the scene were ongoing.

The ambushed vehicle was described as a 407 Tata truck carrying Assam Rifles personnel. The site is roughly 8 kilometers from Imphal airport...