Two personnel of India鈥檚 Central Reserve Police Force were killed and two others injured in Manipur鈥檚 Bishnupur district following a blast at the paramilitary force鈥檚 outpost, the police informed, reports The Indian Express.
The deceased CRPF men have been identified by the police as Sub-Inspector N Sarkar and Head Constable Arup Saini. The incident took place at around 12:45am in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
According to the police, the gunmen opened fire at Narainsena village in Meitei-majority Bishnupur district. The police informed that the miscreants also fired a bomb which exploded inside a CRPF outpost there.
鈥楽ecurity forces have cordoned off the area and further investigation will be carried out by the police,鈥� a security official said.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a person was also killed in a village in Imphal East district after heavy exchange of fire in the area last night. The person hailed from the Meitei community and was killed at Sinam village in Imphal East district, at the border of Kangpokpi.
