Two Assam Rifles jawans killed, four injured by suspected insurgents

At least two jawans of the Assam Rifles were killed and four injured when suspected Naga insurgents attacked them in Nagaland’s Mon district on Sunday as has been claimed by PTI. Some reports claimed four jawans had been killed and at least six injured.

Nagaland:Gunfight took place between Assam Rifles personnel & suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) terrorists after Assam Rifles personnel were ambushed when they were on their way to collect water from a river b/w Aboi & Mohung in Mon district, earlier today pic.twitter.com/DU5gvEJAmJ

— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2018

The banned outfit National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) has claimed responsibility for the attack, and warned of more such incidents in the future. The outfit claimed it had killed six soldiers and injured as many, but the Assam Rifles denied this, according to The Telegraph.

Two Assam Rifles jawans lost their lives, four received injuries in an ambush by suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) terrorists near Aboi town in Mon district, yesterday. #Nagaland pic.twitter.com/sLIUp8Fuxx

— ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2018

The insurgents attacked a group of Assam Rifles personnel as they were going to get water from a river around 3 pm near Aboi town on the Myanmar border. The attackers used an improvised explosive device and grenades.
A gunfight between security forces and the insurgents began. The number of militant casualties is yet to be ascertained.