Seven persons including the Commanding Officer of 46 Assam Rifles,

Col Viplab Tripathi, his wife, son and three others personnel were killed in an ambush by

suspected Manipur based militants near S Sehken villager, Churachandpur district on Saturday

around 1100 hours.

Five other personnel also sustained injuries. Air support was provided from nearby military

bases and the injured were safely airlifted.

Chief Minister N Biren went to Shija hospital, Imphal and met the injured jawans.

He also discussed about the incident with senior Assam Rifles official.

Heavy firing was still going on between the suspected militants and the troops. Additional

forces have been rushed in the area.

Assam Rifles said in a statement, "A convoy of Assam Rifles was ambushed by insurgents

in Thinghat, Manipur on 13 Nov 2021 at 1100 hrs. Five soldiers including Col Viplav Tripathi Commanding Officer of 46 Assam Rifles have made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.

The family of Commanding Officer i.e wife and child also lost their lives in the incident. DG

and all ranks of Assam Rifles offer condolences to the brave soldiers and families of the

deceased."

Governor La Ganesan condemned the incident.

Chief Minister in a statement said , “strongly condemn the cowardly ambush attack on a

convoy of 46 Assam Rifles which has reportedly killed six persons including CO and his

family at S Sehken village near India-Myanmar border in Churachandpur District. The State

forces and the Para military are already on their job to track down the militants. The

perpetrators will be brought to justice.”

The suspected militants reportedly used IED first and fired at the convoy.