Two CRPF personnel were killed and two others injured as militants allegedly attacked a camp of security forces in Manipur’s Bishnupur district in the early hours of Saturday, police said, PTI reported.
The militants attacked an IRBn (India Reserve Battalion) camp at Naranseina in the Moirang police station area.
“The militants fired indiscriminately from hilltops, targetting the camp. It started around 12.30 am and continued till about 2.15 am. The militants also hurled bombs, one of which exploded in the outpost of CRPF’s 128 battalion,” a senior police officer told PTI.
The two who died belonged to the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) 128 Battalion, stationed at Naranseina and were identified as CRPF sub-inspector N Sarkar and head constable Arup Saini. The injured were inspector Jadav Das and constable Aftab Das.
A massive combing operation is underway in the area to track down the attackers, police said.
(With inputs from PTI)