Image Source : PTI The incident occurred near the Indo-Myanmar border in South Manipur
Imphal: A soldier of the Assam Rifles opened fireplace at his colleagues, injuring six of the jawans, earlier than taking pictures himself useless in Manipur’s Chandel district, mentioned Manipur Police in an announcement on Wednesday.
The incident befell within the Sajik Tampak space in an Assam Rifles Battalion deployed near the Indo-Myanmar border in South Manipur late on Tuesday.
Injured are secure
The troopers who weren’t from Manipur, have been shifted to the Military Hospital for therapy and are secure. An investigation has been ordered into the incident to establish the information.
“There has been an incident of firing by an Assam Rifles Jawan in an ASSAM RIFLES BATTALION deployed close to the Indo-Myanmar border in South Manipur. One Assam Rifles Jawan opened fire on his colleagues injuring six of them (all injured are non-Manipuris); later the individual shot himself. All injured have been evacuated to the Military Hospital for further treatment and reported to be stable,” the Manipur Police mentioned.
‘Incident was not associated to ongoing ethnic battle’
The Manipur Police, nonetheless, mentioned the incident was not associated to the continuing ethnic battle within the state and requested residents to keep away from any hypothesis.
“In light of the ongoing ethnic strife in Manipur, it is important to share the details of the incident transparently to dispel any potential rumours and avoid any speculation. This unfortunate incident should not be correlated with ongoing conflict, given the fact that none of the injured are from Manipur. Investigation into the incident has been ordered to ascertain the facts,” the police mentioned.
“All Assam Rifles battalions have mixed class composition, including those belonging to various communities in Manipur. All personnel have been staying and operating together despite polarisation of society to maintain peace and stability in Manipur,” it additional mentioned.
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Source: www.indiatvnews.com
