Indian official denies troops in 'hot pursuit' of rebels in Myanmar

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Indian official denies troops in 'hot pursuit' of rebels in Myanmar

Xinhua
2015-06-11

Recruits of the Indian army from Kashmir stand to attention during a parade at a garrison in Rangreth, on the outskirts of Srinagar, March 4. (File photo/CFP)

An Indian official Wednesday denied that Indian troops were engaged in a "hot pursuit" in the military operation against militants along the India-Myanmar border.

The raids of Tuesday were done with the consent of Myanmar authorities, the Indo-Asian News Service quoted minister of state for Defense Rao Inderjit Singh as saying.

"We did not use hot pursuit. We contacted Burma (Myanmar) authorities before the attack," said the official.

The comment comes after some government officials said prime minister Narendra Modi ordered the "hot pursuit" against the militants by staging deep strikes inside the Myanmar territory.

Some media reports said Myanmar government was informed hours after the Indian troops completed the raids against the rebel camps inside Myanmar, killing over 100 rebels from Nagaland and Manipur states in northeast India.

Indian military said it was retaliating against the killing of 19 Indian soldiers by the rebels last week at the India-Myanmar border, noting it had gained the approval from Myanmarese authorities in the action.