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High-Level Committee Formed In Manipur To Probe Drone Attacks

 

GUWAHATI: At least two drone attacks were reported in Manipur on September 1 and 2, in which militants reportedly deployed rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) using high-tech drones.

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A high-level committee has been formed in Manipur to investigate the attacks in several villages on September 1 that claimed the life of one woman and left several others injured, as per media reports.

The committee has been tasked to critically analyze and study the drones used by militants and how to effectively counter such attacks, reported media.



Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh condemned the attacks on his official X handle on September 3 and said, "Dropping of bombs on civilian population and security forces by using drones is an act of terrorism and I condemn such cowardly acts in the strongest terms. Manipur state government takes such unprovoked assault with utmost seriousness and will take up necessary response to fight such forms of terrorism upon the indigenous population,"

"We denounce all forms of violence, and the people of Manipur shall unite together against hate, division and separatism," CM Singh further stated.

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