Imphal, Sept. 1 -- One active cadre of the proscribed People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (Prepak) was killed, and five other cadres of the three different underground groups sustained injuries in a drone bombing attack along the Manipur-Myanmar border.

According to a press communique issued on Monday by the Publicity Officer of the Department of Publicity and Propaganda, Magal Khuman, the drone bombing was followed by a fierce encounter between a group of Manipur-based underground outfits against the Indian occupationist forces supported by the Myanmar-based rebel group Kuki National Army (Burma). The encounter took place on August 30 (Saturday) at around 11:45 am.

Nongtheonbam Malemnganb, also called Thonglen, 27, a cadre of th...