IMPHAL, Jan 17: The proscribed Revolutionary People`™s Front has claimed that its armed wing PLA has carried out an attack on the security forces leaving many casualties on the night of January 14 at Machi crossing in Chandel district under Tengnoupal police station.
It also claimed that due to the said attack the Indian Army Day celebration in Manipur to be held on the following day was disturbed and could not celebrate successfully.
A press statement of the banned outfit signed by its secretary publicity Roben Khuman said that the attack was carried out as a part of operation `Willy Civet` of the PLA`™s Tactical Command.
The PLA carried out the attack on a combined team of 24 Assam Rifles and 20 Assam Rifles who actually came from different direction and met there at the Machi Khul crossing in Chandel district at around 10:30 pm of January 14, the statement said.
Bombs, assault rifles, UMG, M-79 and RPGs were used in the attack. Two anti-tank mines and 12 claymores which were earlier planted were blasted in three phases to start the attack, it said.
In the attack the PLA has killed and wounded many enemy soldiers, the statement claimed and said that the dead and wounded personnel were taken away using five ambulances and helicopter.
The security forces retaliated using Para Troopers, Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV), Helicopter and on foot personnel but all efforts go in vain, it claimed.
The Indian Army Day celebration was turned into a day of receiving death bodies and chasing after the PLAs, it said.
The statement also mentioned that the `colonial rule` will not reveal the casualties on their side which clearly shows that India is waging a secret war in Manipur. When they can even hide their soldier`™s death then how can we expect to find the missing persons who were actually killed by them (security forces), it charged.
The chief of army staff from PLA`™s War Office has congratulated and thanked the Tactical Command team who took part and organized the operation successfully, the statement added.