Incident Summary:

10/03/2009: On Saturday evening at around 1800, at Leimram village, in Bishnupur district, Manipur, India. militants fired at a team of Bishnupur district police commandos, the team immediately retaliated. In the encounter three militants and two civilians were killed and a commando was injured. A M 16 rifle, two AK series rifles, one Universal machine gun and over 300 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the encounter site. Three suspected cadres of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup KYKL(MDF) have been arrested by security forces.

GTD ID:
200910030013

When:
2009-10-03

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Manipur

City:
Leimaram

Location Details:
The attack took place at Leimram village, in Bishenpur.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Bishnupur District Law Enforcement
Specific Description Police commandos
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic)
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
A M 16 rifle, two AK series rifles, one Universal machine gun were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 3
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 5 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 5
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 3
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Times of India, "Three Militants Killed in Manipur Encounter," http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Three-militants-killed-in-Manipur-encounter/articleshow/5086171.cms (October 4, 2009).
Assam Tribune, "Three Militants Among Five Killed in Manipur Encounter," http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=oct0509/ne3 (October 5, 2009).
Imphal Free Press, "Encounter Toll Rises to Five; Arms Hauled," http://ifp.co.in/shownews.php?newsid=5156 (October 4, 2009).