AR shot dead PLA ultra

Shillong, Mar 14 (UNI) 34 Assam Rifles(AR) troops have shot dead a 'Sergeant Major' of People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Manipur's Waithou area recently, AR sources said here today.

The militant was killed in a shoot out with a column of security forces, a AR press release stated.

One 9 mm Automatic Pistol with 03 live rounds, three fired cases, mobile phones and a motorcycle was recovered by Lilong Police from the encounter site.

The cadre was reportedly involved in several attacks against SF personnel in Jiribam including an ambush in 1993 that killed about four SF personnel, the statement added.

Besides, the cadre had also killed four jawans of Gorkha Rifles in 2002 in Jiribam, an ambush near Khoibu in 2006 and attacked the BSF Post at Heirok last year.

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