Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, seeks apology
1 year, 4 months ago

Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, seeks apology

The Hindu  

Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in the country, has slapped a legal notice against a Manipur politician for causing “considerable harm to the reputation and standing of the organisation in the public eye.” It said the notice is being served for tarnishing the reputation and “discouraging and demoralising” the Central armed police force. Assam Rifles sought a “written” and “public” apology for the false allegation and defamation asking him to retract the statement he made at ‘Condolence of Meitei Martyrs’ in Delhi on June 30. The notice mentioned that at the meet, Mr. Thounaojam had said, “The villagers also reported that the Assam Rifles has been helping the Kuki militants in order to burn down the village defence force. Earlier, the Assam Rifles had registered a criminal case against COCOMI, an influential Meitei civil society organisation on July 10 after the outfit gave a call to people “not to surrender weapons”.

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Tensions simmering in Manipur since March 2023, we kept the troops ready even before May 3: former Assam Rifles D-G
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tensions simmering in Manipur since March 2023, we kept the troops ready even before May 3: former Assam Rifles D-G

The Hindu  

Former Director-General of the Assam Rifles, Lieutenant-General Pradeep Chandran Nair, said the only serious attempt by the security forces for a dialogue between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities in Manipur last year was derailed, when a video of two Kuki-Zo women being stripped and paraded by a mob surfaced on social media on July 19. In an interview with The …

133 Manipur villagers displaced by ethnic conflict in Jiribam return home
5 months ago

133 Manipur villagers displaced by ethnic conflict in Jiribam return home

The Hindu  

In joint efforts led by the district administration of Manipur’s Jiribam, along with the security forces posted in the area, 133 Meitei villagers returned to their homes in Mongbung village, where last month a Central Reserve Police Force constable was killed in a gunfight, officials said on Tuesday night. Superintendent of Police, Jiribam, M. Pradip Singh told The Hindu, “After …

CRPF to replace two battalions of Assam Rifles in Manipur; Kuki-Zo groups oppose the move
5 months, 1 week ago

CRPF to replace two battalions of Assam Rifles in Manipur; Kuki-Zo groups oppose the move

The Hindu  

The Central Reserve Police Force is all set to replace two battalions of Assam Rifles in the hill districts of Churachandpur and Kangpokpi in violence-hit Manipur, a government official told The Hindu. The Kuki Students’ Organisation said that “Assam Rifles after years of effort and dedication won the hearts and minds of the hill people”. Meitei civil society groups and …

Manipur’s BJP CM inflamed conflict: Assam Rifles report on India violence
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur’s BJP CM inflamed conflict: Assam Rifles report on India violence

Al Jazeera  

It also points to the role of armed groups from the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities in the prolonged violence in northeastern India. The presentation put part of the blame on the state government, headed by Chief Minister N Biren Singh, a member of Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, and his “political authoritarianism and ambition”. Additionally, the presentation asserted that …

Manipur: Army recovers illegal weapons, war-like stores from Kangpokpi
1 year, 1 month ago

Manipur: Army recovers illegal weapons, war-like stores from Kangpokpi

India Today  

The Assam Rifles along with the police on Monday recovered illegal weapons and other war-like stores from Loiching range in Kangpokpi in Manipur. Officials recovered items including one AK 56 rifle with two magazines, a single shot barrel rifle, a Chinese grenade, a round of Mortar, 100 rounds of AK 56 and seven fired cases of single shot barrel rifle. …

Manipur: Militants plant IED, attack Assam Rifles troop in Tengnoupal
1 year, 1 month ago

Manipur: Militants plant IED, attack Assam Rifles troop in Tengnoupal

Live Mint  

A troop of Assam Rifles was reportedly attacked by militants in the Saibol area of the Tengnoupal district in Manipur on Thursday. They then used small firearms and fired at the Assam Rifles vehicles,” a senior defence officer added. On Wednesday, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum, a frontal organisation of Kuki-Zo tribes in Manipur, threatened to establish a "self-governed separate …

Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur leader for 'harming reputation', demands apology
1 year, 4 months ago

Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur leader for 'harming reputation', demands apology

India TV News  

Manipur violence: The Assam Rifles, the country’s oldest paramilitary force, has taken legal action against a Manipur politician for allegedly tarnishing the "reputation of the organisation" and discouraging and demoralising the Central armed police force. Manipur Police FIR against Assam Rifles Earlier, the Manipur Police have also filed a first information report accusing the Assam Rifles of stopping them from …

Manipur crisis: Why attempts to vilify Assam Rifles have to be defeated
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur crisis: Why attempts to vilify Assam Rifles have to be defeated

Firstpost  

The Assam Rifles is a noble force that has been at the forefront of internal security management in the North East Over three months have passed since violence erupted in Manipur. Assam Rifles’ excellent track record ever since 1835—when it was first formed as the ‘Cachar Levy’—is not in doubt. The incident in Manipur occurred when the Assam Rifles was …

Assam Rifles Chief Meets Manipur CM Biren Singh Over Security Issues
1 year, 4 months ago

Assam Rifles Chief Meets Manipur CM Biren Singh Over Security Issues

ABP News  

Manipur Violence: The director general of Assam Rifles, Lieutenant General PC Nair, on Saturday met Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, to discuss the current prevailing security scenario in the violence-hit state. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the Assam Rifles stated, “DG Assam Rifles Lt Gen PC Nair on August 12 met Chief Minister of Manipur N Biren …

10 Kuki-Zo MLAs request PM to retain Assam Rifles
1 year, 4 months ago

10 Kuki-Zo MLAs request PM to retain Assam Rifles

The Hindu  

A day after 40 Manipur MLAs — Meitei and Naga — asked the Prime Minister to replace all units of Assam Rifles posted in the State with other units of Central security forces, 10 of the State’s Kuki-Zo MLAs on Thursday sent a memorandum to the Prime Minister’s Office, requesting that units of Assam Rifles remain where they are. In …

Fabricated attempts to malign image of Assam Rifles: Army's Spear Corps
1 year, 5 months ago

Fabricated attempts to malign image of Assam Rifles: Army's Spear Corps

The Hindu  

The Army, along with the Assam Rifles, on August 8 said it will continue to remain firm and resolute in carrying out actions to prevent any attempt that could result in furthering violence in strife-torn Manipur. In a statement posted on Twitter, the Army's Spear Corps said there have been fabricated attempts to malign the image of the Assam Rifles, …

Manipur violence: State police files FIR against Assam Rifles personnel for preventing search operation against armed Kuki militants
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence: State police files FIR against Assam Rifles personnel for preventing search operation against armed Kuki militants

Op India  

Manipur police have filed a first information report against some Assam Rifles personnel for allegedly preventing them from chasing armed miscreants involved in the killing of three individuals in Kwakta on Saturday morning. They are blocking the road of reinforcements required to fight with #kukimilitants after today’s Brutal killings of three #Meitei civilians at Kwakta in Bishnupur District, Manipur by …

'Occasional differences at tactical level...': Army's Spear Corps defends Assam Rifles deployed in Manipur
1 year, 5 months ago

'Occasional differences at tactical level...': Army's Spear Corps defends Assam Rifles deployed in Manipur

India TV News  

Manipur violence: The Army's Spear Corps on Tuesday defended central security forces, including Assam Rifles deployed in violence in strife-torn Manipur saying Fabricated attempts to malign the image of Assam Rifles. "Some inimical elements have made desperate, repeated, and failed attempts to question the role, intent, and integrity of the central security forces, especially Assam Rifles, working relentlessly towards saving …

Assam Rifles removed from key checkpoint in Manipur: What is this central paramilitary force?
1 year, 5 months ago

Assam Rifles removed from key checkpoint in Manipur: What is this central paramilitary force?

Firstpost  

Assam Rifles has been replaced with civil police and CRPF at a vital check post in the Bishnupur district. This comes after Meira Paibis, Meitei women activists, held demonstrations across the Imphal valley on Monday, alleging the use of excessive force against the majority community protesters As tensions continue to simmer in Manipur between the majority Meiteis and the tribal …

Manipur govt orders to replace Assam Rifles with CRPF at key checkpoint in Bishnupur after women protest
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur govt orders to replace Assam Rifles with CRPF at key checkpoint in Bishnupur after women protest

India TV News  

In a major development, the Manipur government on Monday ordered to withdraw Assam Rifles personnel from a key at a vital checkpoint in Moirang Lamkhai of Bishnupur district. Image Source : TWITTERAssam Rifles was criticised by the locals Meira Paibis' protests against Assam Rifles Meira Paibi, a collective of Meitei women, yesterday staged protests against Assam Rifles in the Imphal …

Five killed in fresh violence in Manipur
1 year, 5 months ago

Five killed in fresh violence in Manipur

The Hindu  

At least five people were killed and several injured in a fresh wave of violence in Manipur on Friday. The neighbouring districts of Bishnupur and Churachandpur saw heavy exchanges of fire and incidents of arson through the day, despite the presence of a large number of central security forces, including the army. The dead included three Meitei men hacked to …

Assam Rifles files sedition case against Imphal civil society group
1 year, 5 months ago

Assam Rifles files sedition case against Imphal civil society group

The Hindu  

The Assam Rifles has registered a case of sedition and defamation against the chief of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity, an influential civil society group in Imphal. ‘Sedition, promoting enmity’ The FIR has been registered against Jitendra Ningomba, convener of COCOMI, at the Churachandpur police station, under Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code, pertaining to sedition; Section …

Manipur Police file case against Meitei Leepun chief Pramot Singh
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur Police file case against Meitei Leepun chief Pramot Singh

The Hindu  

The Manipur Police have registered a criminal case against Meitei Leepun chief Pramot Singh for allegedly promoting enmity between groups and criminal conspiracy, among other charges. A government source confirmed that the FIR was registered against Mr. Singh on July 8 at the Kangpokpi police station following a complaint by the Kuki Students Organisation, Sadar Hills, Kangpokpi. Cites interview The …

Manipur violence | Assam Rifles secures threatened supply route to State’s hill districts
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur violence | Assam Rifles secures threatened supply route to State’s hill districts

The Hindu  

The Assam Rifles has moved additional troops to secure a bridge on a national highway in south Manipur that is the only route for essential supplies to the tribal district of Churachandpur district in the violence-hit State. A source said that additional columns were moved after security forces picked up chatter from Valley-based Meitei insurgent groups who were planning to …

Manipur violence | Sedition case against Meitei politician after Assam Rifles complaint
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur violence | Sedition case against Meitei politician after Assam Rifles complaint

The Hindu  

A criminal case has been registered against an Imphal-based politician for writing an opinion column where he alleged that the present crisis in Manipur is the creation of the Assam Rifles unit at Mantripukhri. The column, published on May 31 in an Imphal-based newspaper The Frontier Manipur and on news portals, alleged that Myanmar-based “Kuki terrorist outfits” were being protected …

Assam Rifles: A brief history
1 year, 6 months ago

Assam Rifles: A brief history

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 2 MINS READ Assam Rifles, one of the Central Armed Police Forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs, conducts counterinsurgency operations in north-eastern India and other areas where deemed necessary. Assam Rifles has its origins in 1835 as a militia called the ‘Cachar Levy’ to protect British tea estates and their settlements …

9 killed, 10 injured in fresh flare-up in ethnic violence-hit Manipur
1 year, 6 months ago

9 killed, 10 injured in fresh flare-up in ethnic violence-hit Manipur

Hindustan Times  

Nine people were killed and 10 others wounded in a gunfight that erupted in Agijang village on the border between Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts between 10 and 10:30pm on Tuesday when a group of armed assailants descended upon the area in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, police said on Wednesday Security personnel conducting a combing operation in Manipur. All injured have …

Army, Assam rifles join operations to retrieve looted arms in Manipur
1 year, 7 months ago

Army, Assam rifles join operations to retrieve looted arms in Manipur

Hindustan Times  

Security forces including Indian Army and Assam Rifles on Wednesday launched joint combing operations in Manipur to recover arms looted by mobs from police stations and government armories of the ethnic violence-hit state. Read here: ‘Pleaded for mercy’: Manipur boy, 8, and mother killed after mob sets ambulance on fire At least 102 people have been killed, over 300 injured …

Manipur group to Amit Shah: Kuki outfits intensifying attacks, cannot surrender arms
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur group to Amit Shah: Kuki outfits intensifying attacks, cannot surrender arms

The Hindu  

A Manipur-based civil society group has said the State’s youth were unwilling to surrender their arms in view of intensified attacks by Kuki “terrorists”. In a memorandum to Home Minister Amit Shah on June 4, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity listed a series of attacks by Kuki extremist groups on the Meitei people inhabiting the Imphal Valley and the …

Along with efforts to restore peace in Manipur, army fights disinformation
1 year, 7 months ago

Along with efforts to restore peace in Manipur, army fights disinformation

Hindustan Times  

GUWAHATI: The Indian Army on Monday said that a video circulating on social media that claimed there was a scuffle between the Assam Rifles and Manipur Police which led to a person’s death was a fake. The video emerged on social media on Sunday, days after another video of a heated argument between Assam Rifles and Manipur Police personnel went …

Indian Army, Assam Rifles ensure protection to vehicles on national highway in violence-hit Manipur
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian Army, Assam Rifles ensure protection to vehicles on national highway in violence-hit Manipur

The Hindu  

As the state of essential supplies in violence-hit Manipur began to dwindle and reach critical levels, the India Army and Assam Rifles have been working in close coordination with utmost synergy to assure protection to vehicles carrying essential goods to and from Imphal, officials said. "At any given point of time while the movement of vehicles is being undertaken prophylactic …

Assam Rifles’ soldier injured diffusing improvised bomb
1 year, 7 months ago

Assam Rifles’ soldier injured diffusing improvised bomb

The Hindu  

“A soldier from the Assam Rifles was injured while diffusing an improvised bomb in Saitan village in Manipur’s Bishnupur district Friday morning, about 60 km south of Imphal,” officials said. A day before, a policeman was killed and four others injured when suspected militants opened fire at them near Tera Khongfangbi also in Bishnupur district. Violent clashes had broken out …

Arunachal Pradesh: Assam Rifles neutralises three NSCN-KYA militants in encounter
3 years, 1 month ago

Arunachal Pradesh: Assam Rifles neutralises three NSCN-KYA militants in encounter

Firstpost  

The Assam Rifles has launched several operations against militant organisations after the attack on 46 Assam Rifles in which its Commanding officer, his wife and son and four soldiers were killed last week As many as three National Socialist Council of Nagalim terrorists were on Monday neutralised around the Longding area of Tirap district in south Arunachal Pradesh by the …

Manipur Ambush: 2 Militant Groups Claim Responsibility Of Attack That Killed Assam Rifles CO, His Family And 4 Jawans
3 years, 1 month ago

Manipur Ambush: 2 Militant Groups Claim Responsibility Of Attack That Killed Assam Rifles CO, His Family And 4 Jawans

ABP News  

New Delhi: After the killing of an Assam Rifles Colonel, his family members, and four jawans in a massive ambush in Manipur shook the nation on Saturday, two proscribed militant organisations claimed responsibility for the attack, reported PTI. These two organisations along with ULFA-Independent had in July last year killed three Assam Rifles personnel in Manipur's Chandel district. Colonel Viplav …

Assam Rifles' convoy attacked in Manipur, 7 dead; all you need to know about India's oldest paramilitary force
3 years, 1 month ago

Assam Rifles' convoy attacked in Manipur, 7 dead; all you need to know about India's oldest paramilitary force

Firstpost  

Commanding Officer of 46 Assam Rifles Col Viplav Tripathi, his family members and four other soldiers were killed in an ambush by militants in the Singhat sub-division of Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Saturday Commanding Officer of 46 Assam Rifles Col Viplav Tripathi, his family members and four other soldiers were killed in an ambush by militants in the Singhat sub-division …

Manipur: Assam Rifles Commandant, his family members among those killed in terrorist ambush
3 years, 1 month ago

Manipur: Assam Rifles Commandant, his family members among those killed in terrorist ambush

Firstpost  

The commanding officer has been identified as Colonel Viplav Tripathi, and his family were “returning from one of his Coy posts in Myanmar border" when the attack took place A convoy of a Commanding Officer of the Assam Rifles unit has been ambushed by terrorists in the Singhat sub-division of Manipur’s Churachandpur district as per multiple reports. The commanding officer …

Perpetrators will be brought to justice: Rajnath Singh on Manipur ambush that claimed 7 lives
3 years, 1 month ago

Perpetrators will be brought to justice: Rajnath Singh on Manipur ambush that claimed 7 lives

India Today  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has termed the attack on a convoy of Assam Rifles units in Manipur as "extremely painful". READ: Manipur: Assam Rifles commanding officer, family among 7 killed in ambush "The attack on the Assam Rifles convoy that led to martyrdom of our soldiers and family members in Manipur deserves unreserved condemnation. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu also took …

Assam Rifles recovers huge cache of arms, ammunition in Manipur's Imphal
3 years, 6 months ago

Assam Rifles recovers huge cache of arms, ammunition in Manipur's Imphal

India TV News  

The Keithalmanbi Battalion of Assam Rifles on Friday recovered arms and ammunition in Manipur's Imphal. According to Assam Rifles, they have recovered one AK47, two CMGs, two 0.32 mm Pistols, two 0.22 mm pistols, eight assorted magazines, thirty-six rounds, and explosives from Tmongbung Village, Imphal District in Manipur. Taking to Twitter, Assam Rifles wrote, "Keithalmanbi Battalion of Assam Rifles on …

Woman IPS officer alleges Assam Rifles personnel molested, assaulted her; force denies charge, accuses her of misuse of power
4 years, 11 months ago

Woman IPS officer alleges Assam Rifles personnel molested, assaulted her; force denies charge, accuses her of misuse of power

Firstpost  

Guwahati: Assam Rifles – the oldest paramilitary force guarding the India-Myanmar border in Manipur is in news for all the wrong reasons. A day after Assam Rifles refuted allegations by an Indian Police Service officer of “physical assault, molestation, harassment and abuse” by 12 AR personnel at Khudengthabi check post along Imphal-Moreh highway in Tengnoupal district, the IPS officer posted …

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