Nagaland: 3 terrorists, 1 officer Army Major killed in ongoing encounter in Mon

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Army personnel clear the site of an encounter.(Reuters File Photo)

Army Major, three militants killed in Nagaland encounter
The encounter took place on Tuesday night at Tijit near Lappa of Mon district, nearly 340 km north of the state capital Kohima.

An army officer and three militants were killed in an encounter in Nagaland, the force said on Wednesday.

The encounter on Tuesday night at Tijit near Lappa of Mon district, nearly 340 km north of the state capital Kohima also left three soldiers injured. Unconfirmed reports said a civilian had been killed but the army refused to confirm.

The militants were believed to be from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) and the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent).

“The incident took place around 10pm. Based on information about movement of terrorists, the officer and his team went to the area when they were ambushed and an encounter ensued,” army spokesperson Lt Col Chiranjeet Konwer told HT over phone from Kohima.

“The encounter is over and combing operations are underway,” Konwer said.

Operatives from the NSCN-K have carried out in several attacks on security forces in the past. Suspected rebels from the group ambushed and killed eight Assam Rifles jawans close to the Myanmar border in Nagaland’s Mon district two years ago.

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UPDATE: Encounter underway with a group reported to be of combined ULFA & NSCN(K) terrorists in Lapa Lempong and Oting near Mon in Nagaland, reports ANI

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[Aratar]

Good news. Top NSCN K terrorists eliminated.

Also no army major was killed but one soldier from Territorial Force (reservists) lost his life.

 

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Good news. Top NSCN K terrorists eliminated.

Also no army major was killed but one soldier from Territorial Force (reservists) lost his life.

Territorial Army officer was killed in this attack.

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[Imran Khan]

sad but true

 

[Ryuzaki]

Om Shanti Major David Manlun

 

[Levina]

Om Shanti Major David Manlun

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Om shanti!

Our media has finally begun to concentrate on the operations going on in our east where we loose more soldiers than in any other part of India.

 

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Nagaland encounter: Army officer dead, three rebels killed

An Army officer and three militants said to be of a combined group of NSCN(K) and ULFA(I) were killed in an encounter that took place late Tuesday evening in Mon district in Nagaland bordering Myanmar, official sources said. The body of the officer – Major David Manlun of the 164 Brigade of the Territorial Army – is being flown out to be sent to his family in Shillong.

“The incident took place when a team of jawans led by Major David Manlun had gone to Lappa, a remote area close to the Myanmar border with specific information about the presence of a group of NSCN(K) and ULFA(I) terrorists there. While the operation had begun, the terrorists lobbed a grenade and fired at the army, leading to the death of the Major. The identity of three terrorists who were eliminated in the process is yet to be ascertained,” Colonel Chiranjeet Konwer, Kohima-based Defence PRO told The Indian Express over the telephone Wednesday morning. The operation also led to recovery of one AK-56 and two Chinese-make AK rifles, two grenades, three IEDs and 270 live rounds of AK-series ammunition, Colonel Konwer said.

Lappa in Mon district, the place where the incident took place, is about 350 km east of Nagaland, with Colonel Konwer saying it would be 20 to 25 km from the Myanmar border as the crow flies. “Mon district is known for the presence and movement of NSCN(K) and ULFA(I) militants,” he added.

One civilian was also killed during the exchange of fire between the Army and the militants, with Colonel Konwer saying the identity of the person was yet to be ascertained.

Major David Manlun, who had lost his life fighting the militants, originally hails from Manipur, with Colonel Konwer saying his family had now settled in Shillong. “The body is being flown to Shillong after the necessary formalities,” the PRO said.

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