CRPF jawan killed in militant attack in Manipur's Jiribam
A militant ambush in Morbung village, Jiribam, killed a CRPF jawan and injured three in a bullet-riddled SUV. Retaliation forced militants into the forest. Second attack in Manipur in 5 weeks, following heavy fire on CM Singh’s convoy in Kotlen, NH-37. Jiribam violence after Soibam Saratkumar Singh’s killing displaced Kuki, Hmar, and Meitei communities to relief camps.