Naga militants on Friday claimed that a team of Indian Army commandoes crossed into Myanmar territory and attacked a NSCN (K) camp – a charge that has been denied by the Indian Army.
Army sources told DH that an ambush took place early on Friday, very close to the Indo-Myanmar border in Mon district.
While there was no casualty from the Indian side, a large cache of arms and ammunitions were recovered. Army sources said they had no information about the injury to Naga militants as that would entail crossing the Myanmar border.
But in a press statement, the NSCN (K) claimed 12 para commandoes intruded into Naga Myanmar—an area inside Myanmar territory—after crossing Thorloi. It the first border village well inside Naga Myanmar.
“Five-six commandos were gunned down and the rest ran helter-skelter in commotion,” claims the press statement. The army completely denies the allegation and made it clear that there was no casualty from the Indian side. “The operation is going on since early morning in the Mon area,” said another Army source.
Last year, the Indian Army is believed to have carried out a surgical strike on the militants inside the Myanmar territory, but there was never any official admission. The army maintained that the June 2015 operation took place near the Indo-Myanmar border and not inside the territory of another country.
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