Imphal, Jan. 30 -- A leader of the proscribed People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed wing of the banned Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), was killed during encounter along the Manipur-Myanmar border on January 27.

Henthoiba alias Salam Nganba Meitei, 28, a self-styled captain of the PLA/RPF, lost his life in an exchange of gunfire, which the group described as a "proxy war" against enemy forces.

The PLA/RPF issued a statement on Thursday, claiming that Henthoiba succumbed to injuries sustained during the encounter with enemies supported by Indian paramilitary forces along the border.

Henthoiba, a resident of Komnao village in Kakching district, Manipur, was posthumously promoted to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant by the PLA/RPF in reco...