Major killed in encounter with militants in Manipur

April 13, 2016 23:45

Major Amit Deswal of the Indian Army's 21, Special Forces was today martyred in an encounter with the Zeliangrong United Front militants in Manipur.

The Rashtriya Rifles and Special Forces personnel conducted a combined operation in Tamenglong district in which one ZUF militant was killed in the morning.

Thereafter, in the second encounter in the evening the Major suffered gunshot wounds to his body and succumbed later after being evacuated from the encounter site.

The Major hailed from Haryana's Jhajjar district.

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