IMPHAL, September 5: Two underground cadres were killed and two others injured in a gunfight with security forces near T Bongjang Village under Chandel district around 11:45 am today, informed a source.
Validating the report, a statement of the PRO IGAR (s) said that two UGs were killed on the spot and one AK-47 Rifle alongwith two pistols have been recovered from the spot of the encounter.
The PRO IGAR (s) statement said based on information received about presence of PLA cadres near the International Border at Moreh, patrols were launched by 11 Assam Rifles and 6 Dogra of 26 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR(S) on September 5.
It said the patrols were fired upon by UGs hiding between B Bongjang and T Motjang at which the Assam Rifles troops retaliated instantly and both parties were engaged in a firefight for close to 60 minutes.
`In the ensuing encounter, two UGs were killed on the spot and one AK-47 Rifle alongwith two pistols have been recovered from the spot. Taking advantage of the proximity to the International Border, the remaining UGs fled into Myanmar.`
The statement also said that as per sources, dead bodies of two more UGs have been carried by the insurgents, who were also seriously injured in the firing by SF.
`The dead bodies of the two UGs and the recovered weapons are being handed over to the Moreh Police,` it said.
Meanwhile, other sources informed that the gunfight occurred near border pillar no 81 not very far from Kwatha Khunou.