Villagers displace after SF clash with rebel


Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, May 14 2009: Villagers of a small village in Tamenglong district bordering with Bishnupur district Thursday displaced themselves fear of re-visit of the security forces in the aftermath of dead of a havildar of the 11 Assam Rifles in gun fight with the rebels of the KYKL on Wednesday.

One havildar of the 11 Assam Rifles by the name Thangjalet Kuki killed in gunfight with the rebels of the KYKL at Lubonglong village of Khoupum valley in Tamenglong district yesterday evening at around 4 pm.

According to a case registered with the police, the havildar who received bullet injuries at the abdomen and thigh succumbed at the Leimakhong military hospital, Imphal were he was brought up.

Reports said that the gunfight erupted when Assam Rifles troops who are on patrol duty in the village intercepted with well armed rebels of the KYKL apparently taking shelter at the Lubonglong village located in the interior hill area of Khoupum valley.

Around 50 villagers of the small village left their homes soon after the gun fighting broke out and after a long track on the hilly terrain with their children arrived at Thanilkhul, a village inhabitant by Kabuis of Zeliangrong community and located at the foot hill bordering with valley district of Bishnupur.

Villagers reaching there were mostly women and children.

Only some elderly men left behind to protect the village, report reaching here in Imphal said today.

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