Fleet of fuel trucks ambushed in Manipur, driver rushed to hospital with bullet injuries

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Imphal:Manipur continues to witness sporadic attacks and unrest ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, putting more pressure on the northeastern states overburdened security apparatus that is battling ethnic clashes since last May...

On Tuesday morning, unidentified miscreants, suspected to be Kuki insurgents, ambushed a fleet of tankers along National Highway 37, also known as the Imphal-Jiribam Highway...

The incident took place around 10:30 am between Shanti Khunou and Kaimai in Tamenglong district, a senior police officer told ThePrint...

The panic buying has prompted the state government to issue a notification, urging residents to purchase fuel only for their daily needs, assuring them that there is enough stock...

A member of the Meitei Heritage Society (MHS), a civil society forum, told ThePrint that the attack on tankers shows how insurgents and armed groups can strike at will...

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