Two jawans of Assam Rifles were killed when insurgents ambushed them at a border village in Manipur’s Churachandpur district bordering Myanmar, officials said on Tuesday.

The personnel of 39th battalion were patrolling the border village of Zoukhonuam, close to border pillar number 46 on Monday when the insurgents attacked them. In the ensuing encounter, the jawans were killed, they said.

However, the para-military force was able to repulse the insurgents who wanted to infiltrate the state for disturbing the forthcoming assembly polls in Manipur on 28th January.

Sources said security personnel posted along the Indo-Myanmar border areas have been alerted to prevent entry of militants into Manipur.