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Assam Rifles soldiers killed, 2 injured in armed attack on vehicle in Manipur’s Bishnupur

Two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and five wounded in an ambush by unidentified militants on a convoy in Manipur's ongoing insurgency, with search operations underway.

  • On Friday, a vehicle-based column of the 33 Assam Rifles was ambushed at Nambol Sabal Leikai, Bishnupur district, on NH-2, killing two personnel and injuring five around 5:50 pm.
  • Since May 3, 2023, ethnic clashes in Manipur have killed at least 260 people and displaced more than 59,000 persons amid tensions between Meitei and Kuki-Zo-Hmar communities.
  • Unidentified gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons on the convoy, fleeing in a white van; the injured were taken to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal and are reported stable, while a viral video shows a bleeding jawan seeking help from locals.
  • Search and combing operations are underway to track down the assailants, with Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla condemning the 'heinous act' and Assam Rifles paying tribute to the fallen jawans.
  • This is the first deadly attack on central forces since last year, occurring two days before a bandh opposing Manipur's September 21, 1949, merger agreement.
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The New Indian Express broke the news in India on Friday, September 19, 2025.
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