Three militant leaders of Manipurโ€™s rebel outfit Peopleโ€™s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) were killed in a road mishap on Sunday in an undisclosed forest area.

The deceased have been identified as PREPAKโ€™s acting chairman, 58-year-old Khumujam Ratan alias Sathy alias Hera alias Awangba Meitei, organisation secretary Mayengbam Joychand and GSO-1 RK Ramananda.

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United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) has condoled the demise of the militant leaders.

The PREPAK in a release said after the incident, the outfit has dissolved the central committee and a five-member interim council has been formed.

The new interim committee will look after the outfitโ€™s affairs till a central committee is formed.

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The ULFA(I) in a statement issued by โ€˜Captainโ€™ Rumel Asom, a member of the publicity department of the outfit said: โ€œWith a heavy heart on behalf of the United Liberation Front of Asom [Independent), I am offering our sincere and deep condolences to all the office-bearers and cadres of Peopleโ€™s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak and the citizens of Manipur including their families at the accidental deaths of chairman Khuujan Ratan, general secretary Mayengbam Joyce and, GSO-1 RK Ramananda.โ€

โ€œIt is not that I have lost my counterpart with his able officers in the freedom struggle for the WESEA region, Manipur has lost three indomitable revolutionary sons of the soil,โ€ Rumel Asom stated.

โ€œHistory will remember them and the future generations should be inspired to fulfil their incomplete task of restoration of the stolen sovereignty of Manipur,โ€ the ULFA(I) statement further said.