IMPHAL: There was heavy exchange of fire between para military forces and militants in interior Thoubal district of Manipur, the police said on Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off, personnel of 15th Assam Rifles battalion started searching Bongbal village under Yairipok police station on Wednesday when they were fired upon by suspected Kuki militants.
The forces retaliated and the ensuing shoot-out lasted for over an hour, the sources said adding there was no casualty on the side of the forces.
Casualty, if any, on the side of the militants was not immediately known.
The militants later fled to nearby jungles, the sources said.
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