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A gunfight erupted betwixt the Indian Army and insurgents successful Manipur's Bishnupur district, a constabulary connection said connected Thursday (March 26, 2026).
The gun-battle, which lasted for astir 30 minutes, started aft suspected Kuki militants opened occurrence astatine an Army station connected Wednesday nighttime (March 25, 2026).
"At astir 11.40 p.m. connected Wednesday (March 25, 2026), suspected equipped Kuki militants opened occurrence successful the wide country of Phouljang/Gothol, directing their occurrence towards an Indian Army station successful Phougakchao Awang Leikai," the connection said.
"The Indian Army and the Central Reserve Police Force (58th Battalion), deployed successful the area, responded swiftly by returning occurrence towards the source, resulting successful an speech that lasted astir 30 minutes," it said.
Following the gunfight, a combined hunt cognition was launched by the Army, CRPF, constabulary and Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), successful the country wherever the firing took spot and the adjoining elevation areas.
"The concern is being intimately monitored, and information forces volition proceed operations successful the surrounding elevation areas," it said, portion urging civilians to refrain from spreading rumours.
