Three militants were killed in an operation carried out by the combined forces of 11 Assam Rifles and 6 Dogra regiment along the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Chandel district on Saturday, September 5.

According to the police, the encounter lasted for about 90 minutes and saw a fierce fight between the security personnel and the militants in which automatic weapons were used. While three militants were killed, the rest escaped to Myanmar.

Source: India Today

Earlier on June 4, eighteen soldiers from the Dogra unit were attacked by suspected NSCN(K) guerillas in Chandel district. A retaliatory operation was carried out by Indian Army special forces on rebel camps in Myanmar on June 8 during which 20 militants were allegedly killed.