IMPHAL, June 8: A day after the National Investigation Agency commenced its probe of the June 4 ambush site with a spot enquiry, a forensic expert team of the agency led by a high level officer arrived in the State today.
It is also learnt that a team of the agency led by an inspector general level officer will be arriving in the State to inspect the ongoing investigation of the NIA.
A reliable source has informed IFP that the forensic expert team has brought along several high-tech equipments and will be joining the six-member team of the agency, already in the State, in the investigation.
The forensic experts will examine the gun, empty cases of bullets and empty shells of lathod gun recovered from the ambush site and will determine the details of the origination, year of manufacturing, power etc of the weapons recovered so far, the source said.
The source also informed that some individuals have been picked up during the combing operation conducted by the security forces which has been continuing in the area ever since the ambush.
The individuals are under stern interrogation to verify whether they are civilians or UG cadres involved in the ambush, the source added.
It may also be mentioned that 11 individuals were picked up yesterday during the operation, however, they were individually identified by the ADC chandel as civilians and later released.
It may be mentioned that a combined team of the NSCN/GPRN, KYKL and KCP had laid an ambush on a convoy of the 6 Dogra regiment of Moltuk post on June 4 in between Charlong Village and Paraolon Village, 35 kms from the Tengnoupal Police Station along the New Somtal Road in Chandel district killing 18 personnel including an assistant commandant and injuring scores of others.