Imphal, July 8 -- The Working Committee of the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) has urged the authorities to launch an immediate and comprehensive investigation into the deadly ambush on Assam Rifles personnel by unidentified gunmen near the Lungshang River along National Highway 202 on July 6.

TNL, the apex civil society organisation representing the Tangkhul Naga community, primarily based in Manipur's Ukhrul district, strongly condemned the attack, describing it as an act that threatens peace and stability in the region.

The ambush, which occurred at around 1:45 pm, claimed the lives of two Assam Rifles personnel Warrant Officer Balwant Singh and Rifleman CM Singh both attached to the 40 Assam Rifles unit stationed at Shangshak.

Expressing ...