Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 07 2010:
Two Assam Rifles personnel who were out on leave from their post at Maram in Senapati district, were reportedly stabbed by some unidentified armed persons inside the bus they were travelling to Imphal at around 6.20 pm today.
According to police report, three personnel of 5th Assam Rifles B-company posted at Maram were coming to Imphal in a passenger bus along with other 15/16 passengers when some unidentified armed persons stopped the bus near Khonghampat Mantri Leikai and attacked the two non-local Assam Rifles personnel with knives.
The attackers also opened blank fire.
The two injured AR personnel have been identified as P Mahesh (27) and Rahman (23).Both of them are from Andhra Pradesh.
The third AR personnel is a local and his whereabouts is not known.
The two injured AR personnel have been admitted to RIMS for treatment.
They were brought to the hospital in a passenger jeep running between Leimakhong and Nagamapal.