Two troopers of 18 Assam Rifles were killed and six others injured in a bomb blast in Manipur’s Chandel district near the India-Myanmar border on Monday, sources in the police said.
Suspected insurgents detonated a remote-controlled bomb on the roadside near the District Collectorate at 6 a.m. and Rifleman Indra Singh was killed on the spot, while Rifleman Sohalal died of his injuries within hours.
The troopers, along with armed guards, were on their morning jog.
Additional forces from neighbouring districts have been rushed to launch a massive combing operation.
No outfit has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
