The Indian Army on Wednesday inflicted ‘heavy casualties’ on the insurgent group National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) (K) but categorically stated that it was ‘not a surgical strike.
Officials said the incident occurred when a column of the Indian Army was fired upon by "unidentified insurgents". The Army also said the international border was not crossed.
According to army officials of the Eastern Command, the gunfight between its troops and the NSCN(K) cadre took place at 4.45 am in which a large number of NSCN(K) cadre were killed. There were no casualties among Indian Army soldiers, officials added.
The operation was launched after a group of insurgents attacked an Indian Army column that was moving along the Indo-Myanmar border on Wednesday early morning.
"In the early morning hours of September 27, a column of the Indian Army, while operating along the Indo-Myanmar border was fired upon by unidentified insurgents. Our troops reacted swiftly and brought down heavy retaliatory fire on the insurgents," Eastern Command of Indian Army said in a statement.
"The insurgents broke contact and fled from the spot. As per inputs, a large number of casualties were suffered by the insurgents. Own troops suffered no casualties during the firefight," it said.
In June 2015, the Indian Army had carried out a surgical strike along the India-Myanmar border on camps of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) militants, days after an ambush in which terrorists killed 18 Army men in Manipur.
Officials said the incident occurred when a column of the Indian Army was fired upon by "unidentified insurgents". The Army also said the international border was not crossed.
According to army officials of the Eastern Command, the gunfight between its troops and the NSCN(K) cadre took place at 4.45 am in which a large number of NSCN(K) cadre were killed. There were no casualties among Indian Army soldiers, officials added.
The operation was launched after a group of insurgents attacked an Indian Army column that was moving along the Indo-Myanmar border on Wednesday early morning.
"In the early morning hours of September 27, a column of the Indian Army, while operating along the Indo-Myanmar border was fired upon by unidentified insurgents. Our troops reacted swiftly and brought down heavy retaliatory fire on the insurgents," Eastern Command of Indian Army said in a statement.
"The insurgents broke contact and fled from the spot. As per inputs, a large number of casualties were suffered by the insurgents. Own troops suffered no casualties during the firefight," it said.
In June 2015, the Indian Army had carried out a surgical strike along the India-Myanmar border on camps of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) militants, days after an ambush in which terrorists killed 18 Army men in Manipur.
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