Imphal: One active cadre of the proscribed People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (Prepak) was killed, and five other cadres of the three different underground groups sustained injuries in a drone bombing attack along the Manipur-Myanmar border.
According to a press communique issued on Monday by the Publicity Officer of the Department of Publicity and Propaganda, Magal Khuman, the drone bombing was followed by a fierce encounter between a group of Manipur-based underground outfits against the Indian occupationist forces supported by the Myanmar-based rebel group Kuki National Army (Burma). The encounter took place on August 30 (Saturday) at around 11:45 am.
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Nongtheonbam Malemnganb, also called Thonglen, 27, a cadre of the banned Prepak, lost his life in the encounter that lasted around 2 hours. Three cadres of the United National Liberation Front – Koireng group, one activist of the outlawed Kanglepak Community Party – Meeyamgi Fingang Lanmi (Red Army), and another volunteer of the Prepak also got minor injuries in the fighting.
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Prepak, in a statement issued at Imphal on Monday, expressed deep sorrow over the death of its active cadre N Malemnganba, a resident of Awang Wabagai in Kakching district of Manipur.
Prepak expressed deep shock over the untimely demise of its cadre and shared grief with the members of the bereaved families.
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Revolutionary salutes were also paid in honour of the killed cadre who got basic military training after joining the outfit in 2023.