Three armed rioters were feared killed in an exchange of fire at Haraothel village in Kangpokpi district of Manipur on June 29.ย
As per sources, three were killed in the fresh incident of violence, meanwhile, five others were injured.ย
The army said security forces personnel "responded in a calibrated manner" to tackle the situation.
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐น ๐ฉ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ/ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐
โ SpearCorps.IndianArmy (@Spearcorps) June 29, 2023
Unprovoked firing by Armed Rioters towards Village Haraothel commenced at 5.30 AM. Own troops deployed in the area immediately mobilised to prevent escalation ofโฆ pic.twitter.com/Vc2p3rX7OC
On the otherhand, at around 4pm, when security forces were conducting searches in the village, they again heard sounds of gunfire from two directions โ from K Munlai village and from Bethel village.ย
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Harothel village is sandwiched in the north by K Munlai and in the south by Bethel. Till late Thursday night, security forces were conducting searches in the three places, including Harothel and sporadic firing continued till 8 PM.ย
Inputs suggested that armed rioters had gone into the village to carry out arson, however, casualties on both sides were unconfirmed.
Giving details of the morning firing, the official Twitter handle of the army, operating in the region, stated armed rioters opened unprovoked firing at 5.30 am.ย
"Own troops deployed in the area immediately mobilised to prevent escalation of situation. While enroute to the site, own columns drew effective fire from armed rioters," the official "Spear Corps" handle of the army said. It said the troops "responded in a calibrated manner to prevent any collateral damage. Swift action by troops resulted in the cessation of firing. "Additional columns moved to the area. Unconfirmed reports indicate some casualties. Build-up of large crowds in the area was also reported. The situation is being closely monitored and further details will follow," it said.
In another tweet in the evening, the Spear Corps of the army said, "Buildup of a mob in the area to interfere with operations by security forces effectively controlled." "At approx 4 PM, troops deployed in the area heard firing from east of village K Munlai. Further, at approx 5.15 PM, an exchange of fire was reported from the direction of the village Bethel, south of National Sports University. Own columns are dominating the area to de-escalate the situation," it added.
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โ SpearCorps.IndianArmy (@Spearcorps) June 29, 2023
๐ด Buildup of mob in the area to interfere with operations by Security Forces effectively controlled.
๐ด At approx 4 PM, troops deployed inโฆ pic.twitter.com/XbwSnS7T9X
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