00:00The security convoy of Manipur Chief Minister N. Viren Singh came under attack by suspected
00:22militants resulting in one security personnel being injured.
00:27The convoy, en route to the violence-hit Jiribam district, faced heavy gunfire, marking
00:33a serious escalation in the ongoing conflict in the region.
00:37The incident occurred on National Highway 53, near Kotland village, approximately 26
00:43kilometers from Imphal.
00:45As the convoy moved through Kangpokpi district, armed militants ambushed them, firing multiple
00:51rounds at the vehicles.
00:54The security forces, maintaining their composer, retaliated, swiftly engaging in a fierce exchange
01:00of gunfire.
01:02According to police sources, the attack took place around 10.40 am.
01:07The injured security personnel, identified as Moiragdhem Ajish, a resident of Thanga
01:13Nagram Laikal in Bishnupur district, sustained a bullet wound to his right shoulder.
01:20He was immediately evacuated to a hospital in Imphal for medical treatment.
01:25The Chief Minister N. Viren Singh, who was still in Delhi at the time of the attack,
01:30was planning to visit Jiribam to assess the situation following recent violence in the
01:36district.
01:37Reports indicate that the firing between the security forces and the militants is ongoing
01:43with the situation remaining tense.
01:46This attack comes on the heels of heightened tensions in Jiribam, where two police outposts,
01:52a forest beat office and at least 70 houses were torched by suspected militants just days
01:59earlier.
02:00The violence has forced around 600 people from the Jiribam area to seek refuge in Assam's
02:06Kasher district.
02:08Security has been intensified along the bordering areas by the Kasher district police to prevent
02:13further escalation.
02:15Manipur police reported that recent violence in Jiribam involved the burning of houses
02:21belonging to both Mehti and Kuki communities, following the murder of a local resident.
02:27This ongoing conflict highlights the fragile peace in the region and the urgent need for
02:33effective intervention to restore order.
02:44We have deployed the police everywhere in the bordering areas.
02:48We have special commando forces deployed everywhere.
02:52They are patrolling the area.
02:57The people here are all peace-loving people.
03:03They are living very peacefully.
03:06The public is also cooperating with us.
03:10As you can see, around 600 people have taken shelter in some of their relative's places.
03:23We are constantly monitoring this area.
03:26We are visiting this area ourselves.
03:29We will tell people through your media that you should not give importance to the rumours.
03:37You should not pay attention to the negative things that are being spread on social media.
03:46Everything is very peaceful here.
03:49The Lakhipur sub-division on the Assam side, whether it is Jirigarh police station, Lakhipur
03:54police station or Jaipur police station, we have deployed everywhere.
03:58Everything is peaceful now.
04:01There are no incidents here.
04:04We are trying to ensure that the incidents happening on the other side of the border,
04:10in Manipur, should not happen here.
04:13People should live peacefully here.
04:16The MLA has called for a meeting of the peace committee in Lakhipur.
04:22Our people are deployed everywhere.
04:27Our people are on duty for 24 hours.
04:31We are constantly trying to ensure that people's peace should not be disturbed.
04:40We are fully prepared for this.
04:43Whoever tries to do anything against this,
04:47we will take strict action against them.
04:50We are ready to take strong lawful action against them.
04:55Sir, regarding Manipur.
04:56According to our knowledge, there are about 600 people in Manipur.
05:03It can be more or less.
05:06The Chief Minister has instructed us to make a list of people coming from Manipur.
05:21He has instructed us to ensure that there are no security issues.
05:29We are constantly trying to ensure this.
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