By Express News Service
GUWAHATI: An Army colonel, his wife and their son were among seven people killed by militants in an ambush in Manipur on Saturday.
The attack was carried out at Behiang in the state’s Churachandpur district at around 10 am. The slain colonel was serving as the commanding officer of an Assam Rifles unit in the district on deputation.
Apart from him and his family members, the four others killed were Assam Rifles personnel. A source from an intelligence agency said three to four other personnel were also injured.
The Army officer was either going on leave or returning to the unit after leave, the source said.
So far, no militant organisation has claimed responsibility for the attack. The police and security forces launched a massive operation in search of the militants.
Manipur has over 40 insurgent groups, a large majority of them lying low following their signing of separate suspension of operation agreements with the government.
