IMPHAL, June 7: The National Investigation Agency official team which had arrived in the State yesterday visited the June 4 ambush site in Chandel district as part of its investigation.
According to sources, a day after the Thursday morning ambush laid by an NSCN (K) led combined team of underground outfits, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh presided over a high-level meeting on Friday in the national capital and not only condemned the incident but also ordered the NIA to conduct an investigation.
Following the order, a high level official team of the investigating agency arrived in the State yesterday.
Sources also informed that Tengnoupal SDPO Sadananda, who is the investigation officer of the case taken up by the Tengnoupal Police in connection with the ambush, guided the NIA team during the ambush site visit.
The Police-NIA team visited the area in the afternoon and initiated their investigation, sources informed.
The NIA team will also continue with their investigation during the combing operation of the security forces conducted in the area for which both civilians and media persons have been denied entry into the area at the moment.
However, since the NIA investigation is in its initial stage, no findings were revealed, according to the source.
Meanwhile, according to a reliable source, security forces have recovered an AK-series rifle, empty cases and empty shells of lathod gun from the ambush site during the combing operation which has been continuing still since the ambush.
However, there has been no report of any arrest made in connection with the incident, and at the same time the security forces conducting the combing operation haven`™t issued any official statement of the operation till date.
It may be mentioned that during the ambush, 18 personnel of the 6 Dogra Regiment including an assistant commandant were killed by militants.
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