Thursday, November 5, 2009

3 militants gunned down near Loktak in Manipur

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t least three suspected militants were killed while huge cache of assorted arms and ammunitions were recovered in a major operation carried out by the 73rd Mountain Brigade at the vicinity of Loktak Lake in Bishenpur district. The operation code name ‘Thunderbolt’ is one of the major operations being carried out by the Army to flush out militants taking shelter in the vicinity of Loktak Lake. The operation is reported to be a big success for the Army while the operation which commences in the wee hours of November 3 is still underway. At least three militants suspected to be of the proscribed PREPAK and KYKL were slain in a major operation launched by the 73rd Mountain Brigade at the Northern part of Loktak Lake at Ishok area under Bishenpur district. Codename Operation Thunderbolt, the operation was launched in the wee hours of November 3 and still underway. Apart from, busting three hideouts of the militants, huge cache of assorted arms and ammunitions were recovered from the slain militants including two AK Rifles, one M-16, two lethode launcher, huge number of ammunitions and explosives. According to sources, the operation is said to be carried out under the supervision of Brigadier JS Dillon and is reported to be assisted by 4/8 Ghrewal Regiment, 12 Maratha Light Infantry and Imphal West and Bishenpur police commandos.

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