At least 13 people lost their lives in a fierce gun battle between two militant groups in Manipur's Tengnoupal district on Monday, according to officials cited by news agency PTI. The clash unfolded at Leithu village on Monday afternoon. An official in the hill district revealed that a group of militants en route to Myanmar was ambushed by another faction of insurgents prevalent in the area, PTI reported. The clash resulted in a significant loss of life, with security forces discovering 13 bodies at the scene.
The official told PTI that the identities of the deceased are yet to be established, but initial assessments suggest they were not local residents.
Tengnoupal district, sharing a porous border with Myanmar, has been witness to heightened tensions and sporadic incidents involving militant groups.
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Manipur News: Mobile Internet Restored In Several Areas
The Manipur government, on Sunday, announced the restoration of mobile internet services across the state, excluding specific areas, until December 18. The decision, outlined in an official notification, cited an improvement in law and order and acknowledged the inconveniences faced by the public due to the mobile internet ban.
"Considering improvement in law and order and inconveniences faced by people due to the mobile internet ban, the state government has decided to relax the suspension," the notification stated, as per PTI.
However, mobile towers catering to services within a 2km radius along adjoining areas between districts, such as Chandel and Kakching, Churachandpur and Bishnupur, Churachandpur and Kakching, Kangpokpi and Imphal West, Kangpokpi and Imphal East, Kangpokpi and Thoubal, and Tengnoupal and Kakching, will continue to face suspended operations.
Mobile internet services had been suspended in the state since May 3 following the outbreak of ethnic violence.
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