Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in an attack by Kuki militants in Manipur’s Naransena area, Manipur Police informed on Saturday.
The police stated that the attack began at midnight and continued till 2:15 am in the area.
Meanwhile, Manipur Chief Electoral Officer, Pradeep Kumar Jha on Friday highlighted higher turnout and minimal incidents of violence in Outer Manipur in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls. “Till the last report that we received about an hour back, the voting percentage was in the range of 75 per cent and no major hiccups were reported,” said Manipur Chief Electoral Officer.
Earlier, an Assistant Commandant of the CRPF sustained injuries in an IED blast in Chhattisgarh during phase 1 of the General Elections. The Bijapur Police said he was on election duty near Chihka village in Bhairamgarh when the incident happened.