Imphal, Aug 30 (IANS) At least one militant was killed, and six others were injured in an armed clash between two factions of a militant outfit in Manipur’s Noney district, while unidentified men hurled a grenade at an oil pump in Thoubal district, officials said on Sunday.
A police official said that a heavy gunfight broke out between cadres of the Zeliangrong United Front-Kamson (ZUF-K) and the Zeliangrong United Front-Jenchui (ZUF-J) in Noney.
During the clash, a self-styled second lieutenant of ZUF-J, identified as Jangailing Gonmei, 29, sustained bullet injuries and later died. Six other cadres belonging to the ZUF-J faction were also injured in the gunfight, the official said.
The injured militants were shifted to a hospital, where their condition was stated to be stable.
Details about the condition and whereabouts of the remaining militants were being ascertained, officials said.
In a separate incident, unidentified men hurled a grenade at an oil pump in Manipur’s Thoubal on Saturday evening. However, no one was injured in the explosion.
Police said that the attackers arrived in a car and lobbed the grenade, which exploded near an oil tanker parked inside the petrol pump premises.
An investigation has been launched into the incident, and police are examining CCTV footage to identify and trace the attackers, the official added.
Meanwhile, a joint team of Manipur Police and Assam Rifles arrested a hardcore militant and his accomplice, both belonging to the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) outfit, from Kakching district. The arrested militants were identified as Yumnam Rohenjit Meitei alias Akui, 26, and Shakachand Yumnam alias Chand, 26. Both were allegedly involved in extortion activities, officials said.
Security personnel recovered two empty INSAS rifle magazines, 27 live INSAS rounds, a BAOFENG handset, two slings, a bulletproof jacket with a single plate, a pair of tactical boots and a magazine pouch from their possession. Further investigation into the cases is underway.
–IANS
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