Key Points
New Delhi: An Assam Rifles jawan opened fire at a battalion camp near the Indo-Tibetan border in South Manipur Wednesday,injuring six colleagues, before shooting himself...
All injured jawans were hospitalised, but the perpetrator of the incident later succumbed to his injuries, defence sources told ThePrint..
In a post on social media platform X (previously Twitter), police saidOne Assam Rifles Jawan opened fire on his colleagues injuring six of them (all injured are non-Manipuris); later the individual shot himself..
There has been an incident of firing by an Assam Rifles Jawan in an ASSAM RIFLES BATTALION deployed close to the Indo Myanmar border in South Manipur...
The statement added that in light of the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, it was important to share the details of the incident transparently to dispel any potential rumours and avoid speculation...
You might be interested in
Manipur: Close to Indo-Myanmar border, Assam Rifles jawan frags 6 colleagues, kills self
24, Jan, 24All the six soldiers (all non-natives of Manipur) fired at by the Assam Rifles jawan were evacuated to Military Hospital for further treatment
Manipur: Assam Rifles replaced by CRPF, police at key checkpoint after protests
08, Aug, 23Removal of the Assam Rifles personnel from the checkpoint was ordered after several groups of women from the Meitei community staged protests demanding the same.
Army stumped by Manipur police's FIR against Assam Rifles — '...mistake, likely to be cancelled'
09, Aug, 23Deployed for 'aid to civil authority' in maintenance of public order, Army & Assam Rifles have done more than that despite lacking legal cover of AFSPA, says defence establishment.
'All forces should be neutral' — Manipur Police & Assam Rifles face 'misunderstandings', public distrust
17, Aug, 23A Manipur official says there are minor misunderstandings between forces under tough working conditions. On ground, situation is complicated, say paramilitary & police personnel.
Manipur Police file FIR against Assam Rifles, accuse force of helping 'Kuki militants escape freely'
08, Aug, 23Case was lodged on 5 August against 'personnel of 9th battalion' after they stopped cops from 'discharging law bound duty', reads FIR. Senior officer of Assam Rifles calls it 'bizarre'.
Assam Rifles jawan fires at colleagues injuring 6, shoots himself: Manipur cops
24, Jan, 24The injured, none of whom are from Manipur, have been shifted to the Military Hospital for treatment.
Watch: Assam Rifles rescue Manipur police team amid ambush
06, Nov, 23The Manipur police team was sent as a reinforcement after a cop, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Chingtham Anand Kumar, was shot dead by a sniper in Moreh on October 31.
Manipur Police files FIR against Assam Rifles for ‘obstructing search ops’
08, Aug, 23Manipur Police file case against Assam Rifles as calls for withdrawal from state grow. AR troops replaced by CRPF.
At check point in Manipur, ‘biased' Assam Rifles men replaced with police, CRPF
08, Aug, 23Over the last few days, the women groups have accused Assam Rifles of being 'biased' in discharging their duty. | Latest News India
Manipur has declared no-confidence in MHA. FIR against Assam Rifles, disarmed IR Battalion
10, Aug, 23For the first time in independent India, an entire armoury was looted by an unarmed and unnamed mob in Manipur. Nagaland, Punjab and Kashmir didn’t manage that.