Heavy casualties inflicted on NSCN(K) during fire-fight along Myanmar border: Indian Army

The Indian Army on Wednesday morning carried out a major operation against Naga insurgent group NSCN(K) near the Indo-Myanmar border in which several militants were killed.

"Firefight occurred along Indo-Myanmar border at 04:45 hours today, said Eastern command in a series of Tweets.

"A column of Indian Army while operating along Indo-Myanmar border was fired upon by unidentified insurgents. Own troops reacted swiftly and brought down heavy retaliatory fire on the insurgents. The insurgents then broke contact and fled from the spot." Army said in a statement.

" As per inputs, a large number of casualties were suffered by the insurgents. Own troops suffered no casualties during the firefight," the statement reads.

The Army also clarified that Indian troops did not cross the international border.

Earlier this month too, the army had carried out an operation against NSCN(K) .

Myanmar is one of India's strategic neighbours and shares a 1,640-km-long border with a number of northeastern states including Arunachal Pradesh, militancy-hit Nagaland and Manipur.

India has been concerned over some militant groups from the Northeast region taking shelter in Myanmar. The country has been assuring India that it would not allow any insurgent group to use its territory against India.

In June, 2015, the Indian Army had carried out an operation in areas near the Indo-Myanmar against the NSCN (K) militants, days after militants had killed 18 Army men in Manipur.