Manipur: One Assam Rifles jawan was killed while another sustained injuries when a suspected improvised explosive device exploded in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Wednesday, police said.
The Assam Rifles has identified the deceased jawan as L Wangshu (30) and the injured soldier as Pinku Das (25).
According to an Assam Rifles statement, the device exploded around 1.45pm when personnel of 16 Assam Rifles were on patrol near a water reservoir located on the eastern side of Imphal-Moreh highway at Usoipokpi Sangomsang area — about 4km south of Lilong police station.