Imphal, May 30 -- Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday assured that strict action will be taken against those responsible for the deadly ambush on the Ukhrul road at TM Kasom, which claimed the life of a truck driver from West Bengal.

The incident occurred on May 29 when a combined security force convoy comprising the Manipur Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), and Rapid Action Force (RAF) was escorting a fleet of stranded Food Corporation of India (FCI) trucks and LPG/IOCL tankers from Yaingangpokpi towards Ukhrul.

Armed Kuki militants, who had taken up tactical positions in the nearby Patleijang hill area, launched a heavy attack on the moving vehicles near Roudei (TM Kasom) v...