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Two paramilitary personnel killed, 2 injured in militant attack in Manipur

Two CRPF personnel were killed, and two others were injured in an attack by armed militants in Manipur's Naransena area. The incident happened between midnight and 2.15 am on Saturday.

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Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed, and two others were injured in an attack by armed militants in the Naransena area of Manipur's Bishnupur district in the early morning hours of Saturday, police said.

The personnel belonged to the CRPF's 128 Battalion deployed in the Naransena area.

"The militants fired indiscriminately from hilltops, targeting the camp. It started around 12.30 am and continued till about 2.15 am. The militants also hurled bombs, one of which exploded in the outpost of CRPF's 128 battalion," a senior police officer told news agency PTI.

The deceased were identified as CRPF sub-inspector N Sarkar and head constable Arup Saini. The injured personnel are inspector Jadav Das and constable Aftab Hussain. The senior police officer added that Das and Hussain received splinter wounds.

Source: India Today

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