Ulfa, NSCN and two others own responsibility for Manipur ambush that left 20 jawans dead

GUWAHATI: At least 20 jawans of 6 Dogra infantry regiment were killed in an RPG attack in an ambush by unidentified militants on Thursday morning in Manipur’s Moltuk valley in Chandel district bordering Myanmar. At least 12 other are reported to have been injured in the third ambush on security forces in the region in three months.

The newly-floated common platform, United Liberation Front of Western South East Asia comprising NSCN (K), Ulfa (I), Kamatapur Liberation Organization and NDFB (Songbijit) claimed responsibility for the Manipur ambush. Ulfa (I) leader Paresh Baruah called up local television channels saying that the ambush was carried out under orders from SS Khaplang, chairman of the new platform.