The incident occurred in Manipur's Jakurador Karong area, where security forces engaged in a heavy exchange of fire with armed militants in a retaliatory attack that killed 11 of them.

Ten armed men were killed in a gunfight with security forces in India's remote northeastern state of Manipur on Monday after trying to attack a police station, officials said. Manipur has been suffering unrest since last year,

Ten armed men were killed in a gunfight with security forces in India's remote northeastern state of Manipur on Monday, officials said, after they allegedly tried to attack a police station. Sporadic violence had rocked Manipur since last year when the majority Meitei community and the tribal Kukis clashed after a court ordered the state government to consider extending special economic benefits and quotas in government jobs and education enjoyed by the Kukis to the Meiteis as well.

Tensions flared in Manipur's Jiribam district as security forces clashed with suspected militants, leaving ten dead. The confrontation followed attacks on CRPF posts and civilian targets. While authorities labeled the deceased as militants,

Violence erupted in Manipur’s Jiribam district on Monday, as a fierce gunbattle between security forces and armed militants led to the deaths of at least 12 individuals. Among the casualties were one Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and 11 militants.

At least 11 armed militants and one Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in clashes at Jakuradhor Karong in Borobekra Subdivision, Jiribam district, this afternoon.