Around 10 militants were killed in Chandel district of Manipur
In Manipur's Chandel district, a fierce gunfight erupted between Assam Rifles and militants near the Indo-Myanmar border on May 14, 2025. Acting on intelligence, Assam Rifles launched an operation, resulting in the neutralization of ten militants....
In a major counter-offensive operation, Assam Rifles gunned down 10 militants in an encounter in southern Manipur's Chandel district. Chandel shares borders with Myanmar. The operation is still underway.
An Assam Rifles official said, "Assam Rifles unit under Spear Corps launched an operation on Wednesday and the counter-insurgency operation is still continuing in the mountainous terrain of Chandel district."
Indian Army's Eastern Command earlier said that acting on specific intelligence on movement of armed cadres near New Samtal village, Khengjoy Tehsil under Chandel district along the India-Myanmar border, Assam Rifles troops under Spear Corps launched an operation on Wednesday.
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"During the operation, the troops were fired upon by suspected cadres to which they quickly reacted, redeployed and retaliated in a calibrated and measured manner. In the ensuing firefight, 10 cadres were neutralised and a sizable quantity of arms and ammunition have been recovered," Army's Eastern Command posted on X.
Officials said, "The identities of the slain militants are yet to be known. Manipur has a 398 km unfenced international border with Myanmar".
