Manipur gunbattle leaves 7 terrorists dead

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he soldiers of 28 Assam Rifles have killed at least 7 suspected militants in a gunbattle in Manipur’s Thoubal district late on Friday.

Assam Rifles sources said the gunbattle took place when the soldiers were on a cordon and search operation in Andro Sanapat area, 10 km north of Yairipok police station.

“During the cordon and search operation, a gunfight ensued between the soldiers and close to 10-15 UG cadre killing at least seven heavily-armed militants including one district commander at around 11 p.m (October 31) while rest managed to escape,” PRO for IG of Assam Rifles (South) said in an email release.

The authorities also recovered several arms and ammunitions from the slain terrorists.

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AFSPA ineffective, says Mooshahary

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he controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act on Saturday came under the scanner of Meghalaya Governor RS Mooshahary and additional director of Intelligence Bureau with both maintaining that it was time to revisit the enforcement of the act in Manipur.

Prolonged use of the Act has made it ineffective. There have been abuses of the Act and it will continue. If it is removed, I think the situation would not worsen, in fact it will improve, Mooshahary told a conference of northeastern states' police chiefs in Shillong.

Mooshahary, former chief of NSG and BSF, said it is human nature to 'transgress the bounds of law'.

It is time to reconsider the Act. Once it is removed, the civil society will be more responsible. There is always a scope of reintroducing it, if one thinks that it is needed, he said.

IB additional director RN Ravi said that there is every reason to subscribe to the opinion (of the governor).

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