India, Sept. 20 -- Meitei and Kuki-Zo bodies on Saturday condemned the attack on Assam Rifles personnel after their paramilitary vehicle was ambushed by gunmen in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Friday. At least two Assam Rifles personnel were killed while five others got injured.

According to officials, a convoy was moving from Imphal West to Bishnupur - a distance of roughly 25km - when it was attacked in the Nambol Sabal Leikai area of the district, roughly 2km from its destination.

The deceased personnel were identified as Naik Subedar Shyam Gurung and Rifleman Ranjit Singh Kashyap.

Condemning the incident, Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), a Kuki Zo body in its statement issued on Saturday termed it as the "cowardly and brutal attack on the ...