Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has strongly condemned the dastardly attack on Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur.
“Strongly condemn the dastardly attack on Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur. My condolences for the bereaved families of the bravehearts and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured”, the CM tweeted.
Strongly condemn the dastardly attack on #AssamRifles convoy in #Manipur. My condolences for the bereaved families of the bravehearts and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) November 13, 2021
In one of the deadliest extremist attacks in recent times in northeast India, militants gunned down an Assam Rifles Colonel, his family members and four jawans in Manipur’s Churachandpur district along Myanmar border on Saturday, the police said.
The police said the incident took place at around 11 a.m. near Sehken village, as the heavily armed suspected People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants fired upon the convoy of Assam Rifles Colonel Viplav Tripathi, killing him, his wife, their 9-year-old son, three Quick Reaction Team (QRT) jawans and the driver on the spot.
The militants attacked the convoy when the Colonel of the 46 Battalion of Assam Rifles along with his family members was going to supervise a civic action programme in Churachandpur bordering Myanmar, which shares around 400 km unfenced border with Manipur.
For the first time, the militants in the northeast killed the family members of a security force official.