Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the attack on Army in manipur is very "distressing"

The ambush was carried out by a 15-member group of KYKL with weaponry support from NSCN (Khaplang). Soon after the deadly attack, Military Intelligence received inputs about a heavily-armed KYKL group spotted moving away from the site of the incident. The group was led by self-styled "lieutenant" Tamba and was heading towards the Thantapin village. The group is believed to have moved eastwards and crossed the international border from somewhere south of T Minou village in Manipur, which is south of the India-Myanmar border town of Tamu in Myanmar. The inputs stated that the group was equipped with RPGs and other sophisticated weapons. The vehicles in which the Army jawans were travelling were hit by RPGs and the KYKL does not possess the sophisticated weapons and in all probability these were provided by NSCN (K). 


The following army man were killed in the above ambush:-

1. Nb Sub Ram Singh — 39 years — Samba (J&K) 
2. Hav Prakash Chand — 36 years — Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) 
3. Hav Sat Pal Bhasin — 39 years — Jammu 
4. Hav Sunil Kumar Sharma — 33 — Rajouri (J&K) 
5. Hav Rajesh Kumar — 34 years — Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) 
6. Hav Randeep Singh — 38 years — Jammu 
7. Nk Ashok Kumar — 35 years — Sirmour (Himachal Pradesh) 
8. L Nk Rajneesh Singh — 34 years — Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) 
9. Sep (HK) Ram Prasad Yadav — 39 years — Faizabad (UP) 
10. L Nk Kuldeep Raj — 33 years — Jammu 
11. Sep Manoj Kumar — 31 years — Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) 
12. Sep Vijay Kumar — 27 years — Jammu 
13. Sep Vijay Bhardwaj — 26 years — Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) 
14. Sep Sohan Singh — 26 years — Sirmour (Himachal Pradesh) 
15. Cfn (VM) Bharateshwar P — 31 years — Belgaum (Karnataka) 
16. Sep (driver) Jeetendra Kumar Kushwaha — 26 years — Rewa (MP) 
17. Hav Jagveer Singh — 39 years — GB Nagar (UP) 
18. Sep Manjit Singh — 26 years — Pathankot (Punjab)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, among others, condemned the attack. According to Indian Army sources, the team that was attacked belonged to 6 Dogra Regiment and was an administrative convoy moving out of its location.

 The attack occurred between Paralong and Charong villages, around 8.30 a.m. The militants used Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and also opened heavy fire at the four-vehicle convoy. Most of the bodies were charred, Those injured were airlifted, while a reinforcement party was rushed to the spot for combing operations to nab the militants. One of the vehicles - probably the first vehicle in the convoy - which was hit first by the RPG caught fire immediately.

The Army suspects that Manipur-based militant outfit PeoplesÂ’ Liberation Army (PLA) was behind the incident but they did not rule out the involvement of the NSCN (K), which has a substantial presence in the district and had recently abrogated its ceasefire agreement with the Indian government. Although there are several militant outfits in Manipur, most of them operate under the shadow of the NSCN (K), particularly in Naga-dominated areas like Chandel. The area has been on boil after a woman was allegedly killed by troopers of the paramilitary Assam Rifles.

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the attack is very "distressing". "Today's mindless attack in Manipur is very distressing. I bow to each and every soldier who has sacrificed his life for the nation," Modi wrote on his Twitter account. Defence Minister Parrikar, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met in the national capital on Thursday to evaluate the situation post the attack. The defence minister termed it a "cowardly act" and promised action. Parrikar said "those who committed the cowardly act will be brought to book", adding that the army will continue to work towards bringing peace and normalcy to Manipur. He also conveyed "deepest condolence" to the bereaved families of the soldiers who lost their lives. Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, while condemning the incident, said the government is collecting details on the attack. "Information on the attack is being collected, after that we would be able the say what exactly happened," It is a very sad incident," he added.