Manipur Police Commandos, Sent As Reinforcements After Cop Was Shot, Ambushed

A team of Manipur Police commandos sent to a border town as reinforcements after a senior police officer was shot dead this morning were ambushed by suspected insurgents on their way, the police said. Many commandos were injured in the ambush that happened 10 km short of Tengnoupal district. Troops of the Assam Rifles rushed to the ambush site and rescued the police commandos, government sources said. Many have been taken to hospital.