India, July 8 -- Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand on Wednesday paid tributes to two Assam Rifles personnel who were martyred in an ambush by unidentified armed miscreants in Ukhrul district, during a ceremony at Imphal International Airport.

The wreath-laying ceremony, organised by the Assam Rifles, was attended by home minister Govindas Konthoujam, director general of police Rajiv Singh, additional director general of police L Dorjee, inspector general of Assam Rifles (South) Major General Gaurav Sharma, CRPF inspector general Rajendra Narayan Dash, and senior civil, police and military officials, who paid their last respects to the slain personnel.

The two Assam Rifles personnel, Warrant Officer Balwant Singh of Bagdodara in Ba...