Indian Army, Assam Rifles successfully rescue over 23,000 civilians in Manipur
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian Army, Assam Rifles successfully rescue over 23,000 civilians in Manipur

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In a collaborative effort, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles successfully rescued around 23,000 civilians from the violence-hit state of Manipur and safely shifted them to operating bases. “Ray of hope due to efforts of 120- 125 Army and Assam Rifles columns who are working tirelessly for past 96 hours to rescue civilians across all communities, curb violence and restore normalcy has emerged with no major violence being reported and curfew, therefore being relaxed from 7-10 am today in Churachandpur followed by flag march by Security Forces immediately thereafter,” the Army statement said. It added, “Total of 23,000 civilians have been rescued till now and were moved to own operating bases/ military Garrisons.” Manipur has been witnessing intense clashes owing to tensions over High Court’s direction to include Meitei in scheduled tribes. The Manipur government deployed the Assam Rifles and the Indian Army in the area on May 3.

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Security forces recover arms, ammunition, drugs, and arrest suspects in Manipur
1 week, 2 days ago

Security forces recover arms, ammunition, drugs, and arrest suspects in Manipur

Hindustan Times  

Imphal:Combined teams of security forces have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from various locations in Manipur and arrested suspected armed criminals from Churachandpur district, said a police officer familiar with the matter. During the operations, security forces recovered --- one MA4 assault rifle, one 12-bore single-barrel gun, one 9mm pistol, one.32 pistol, five hand grenades, five arming rings, …

Manipur violence: 10,000 more central forces to be deployed to tackle Meitei-Kuki clash; 3,000 stolen arms recovered
1 month ago

Manipur violence: 10,000 more central forces to be deployed to tackle Meitei-Kuki clash; 3,000 stolen arms recovered

Live Mint  

The Centre will deploy over 10,000 more soldiers in Manipur to contain the ongoing violence in the northeastern state. We have been distributing the forces to protect lives and properties of civilians and monitor vulnerable areas and points,” the National Security Advisor to Manipur Kuldiep Singh said at a press conference on Friday. With the addition of 90 companies of …

2,000 additional paramilitary personnel deployed to Manipur amid fresh violence
1 month ago

2,000 additional paramilitary personnel deployed to Manipur amid fresh violence

India Today  

The Centre on Friday dispatched 20 more companies of paramilitary forces to Manipur in the wake of the recent surge in violence in the state, officials said. The 20 companies comprising 2,000 additional paramilitary personnel have been dispatched to the strife-stricken state days after 50 such companies were sent to Manipur after a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. …

Manipur Violence: More central forces deployed in affected areas
1 month ago

Manipur Violence: More central forces deployed in affected areas

The Hindu  

Amid an escalation in violence in Manipur, eight companies of the Central Armed Police Force have reached the state capital Imphal, and these forces will be deployed in sensitive and fringe areas, an official said. Cash, jewellery worth ₹1.5 cr looted from Manipur MLA’s residence: Police Meanwhile, the mother of JD MLA Kh Joykishan Singh in Manipur has lodged a …

Manipur: Total curfew imposed in Imphal until further notice
1 month ago

Manipur: Total curfew imposed in Imphal until further notice

Deccan Chronicle  

Manipur police officials have arrested 23 individuals who were part of the mob involved in the alleged “ransacking and arson of the houses,” said Manipur Police on Sunday.These individuals were arrested from Imphal East, Imphal West, and Bishnupur districts of the state. Additionally, the police officials have recovered one.32 pistol, seven rounds of SBBL, and eight mobile phones from their …

Manipur: Curfew reimposed in Imphal valley, no internet in 7 districts
1 month ago

Manipur: Curfew reimposed in Imphal valley, no internet in 7 districts

Hindustan Times  

Authorities in Manipur reimposed a curfew in the Imphal valley and suspended internet in at least seven districts on Saturday amid simmering tensions over the abduction of six members of a Meitei family and the subsequent recovery of three unidentified bodies, even as the state government urged the Centre to withdraw the recent reimposition of Afspa in parts of Manipur. …

Imphaled
1 month, 1 week ago

Imphaled

Times of India  

Central forces face an impossible situation. GOI must act to change Manipur’s security apparatus A fresh spate of violence in Manipur has forced GOI to dispatch around 2,500 additional central paramilitary personnel to the state. In many cases, Manipur Police describes these volunteers from the Hills as ‘militants’ while Hill groups refer to such volunteers from the Valley – including …

AFSPA imposed in Manipur's six police station areas including Jiribam
1 month, 1 week ago

AFSPA imposed in Manipur's six police station areas including Jiribam

India Today  

The Centre has reimposed the Armed Forces Act, under which an area is declared as "disturbed" for the convenience of security forces to operate, in Manipur's six police station areas, including the violence-hit Jiribam. The police station areas where AFSPA has been reimposed are Sekmai and Lamsang in Imphal West district, Lamlai in Imphal East district, Jiribam in Jiribam district, …

Additional paramilitary forces rushed to Manipur amid spike in ethnic violence
1 month, 1 week ago

Additional paramilitary forces rushed to Manipur amid spike in ethnic violence

Hindustan Times  

The Union government has rushed 20 additional paramilitary companies or nearly 2,500 personnel to Manipur amid a spike in the protracted ethnic violence in the state and an increase in threats against the Central Reserve Police Force, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday. The six are among the 50,000 people displaced since the ethnic clashes between the Meitei …

Manipur Tense After Gunfight Leaves 11 Dead, 6 Missing
1 month, 1 week ago

Manipur Tense After Gunfight Leaves 11 Dead, 6 Missing

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: A day after 11 suspected militants were killed in a gunfight, security forces on Tuesday recovered the bodies of two Meitei men from houses in Manipur’s Jiribam district of Manipur. According to local residents, the two had been staying at a relief camp at Borobekra police station and were among 10 people from the camp to have gone missing …

Security forces seize grenades, machine gun, ammunition in Manipur raids
1 month, 1 week ago

Security forces seize grenades, machine gun, ammunition in Manipur raids

India Today  

In a week-long coordinated operation, the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, and Manipur Police, along with other security forces, recovered weapons, explosives, and ammunition across multiple districts in Manipur. Acting on specific intelligence, Assam Rifles and Manipur Police conducted a search on November 4 in Samukom Village, Tengnoupal District. In a similar operation on the Thanjing ridge in Churachandpur District, Indian …

11 suspected militants killed in encounter with security forces in Manipur’s Jiribam; curfew imposed
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1 month, 1 week ago

11 suspected militants killed in encounter with security forces in Manipur’s Jiribam; curfew imposed

Live Mint  

Manipur News: At least 11 suspected militants were killed in an encounter with the CRPF personnel in Manipur's Jiribam district on Monday. The firing took place after armed militants torched several shops located in Borobekra sub-division of Jiribam district earlier in the day. The militants fired several rounds towards Borobekra police station around 2.30pm and proceeded towards Jakurador Karong and …

Tensions simmering in Manipur since March 2023, we kept the troops ready even before May 3: former Assam Rifles D-G
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Manipur News: Unrest Continues in Manipur—Eye-Witness Report from Imphal’s Streets | ABP News
3 months, 1 week ago

Manipur News: Unrest Continues in Manipur—Eye-Witness Report from Imphal’s Streets | ABP News

ABP News  

Manipur is once again engulfed in violence, with the recent surge of unrest bringing peace in the region under severe threat. The origins of the violence trace back to early 2023 when the Manipur High Court urged the state government to consider including the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe list. The demand for Scheduled Tribe status for the Meitei …

Anti-drone systems deployed to repel rogue drones in Manipur | VIDEO
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Anti-drone systems deployed to repel rogue drones in Manipur | VIDEO

Hindustan Times  

Security forces in Manipur have ramped up efforts to combat the increasing use of drones by militants amid escalating violence in the state. The Assam Rifles has deployed anti-drone systems in fringe areas, while the Central Reserve Police Force has tested and handed over an anti-drone system to its units stationed in the region, Manipur Police said in a statement. …

4 militants, 1 civilian killed in fresh violence in Manipur
3 months, 2 weeks ago

4 militants, 1 civilian killed in fresh violence in Manipur

Hindustan Times  

Four militants and a civilian were killed in a fresh wave of violence that was reported from Manipur’s Jiribam district on Saturday morning, according to the district administration. Rockets attack in Manipur Friday’s attack is the first known use of rockets in the state since the conflict erupted 17 months ago, said officials, just six days after drones were first …

Manipur: One dead, five injured in rocket attacks, security forces on alert
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Manipur: One dead, five injured in rocket attacks, security forces on alert

India TV News  

In a series of escalating attacks in Manipur's Bishnupur district, suspected militants fired two rockets on Friday, resulting in one fatality and five injuries. The second strike hit the compound of former Chief Minister Mairembam Koireng’s residence in Moirang town around 3 p.m., killing 72-year-old RK Rabei Singh and injuring five others, including a 13-year-old girl. Rocket attacks follow drone …

Three injured in fresh drone attack in Manipur for secnd day in row
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Three injured in fresh drone attack in Manipur for secnd day in row

Hindustan Times  

Grenade-bearing drones bombarded parts of Manipur for the second straight day on Monday, with three people injured during an attack in Imphal West by militants, while an Indian Reserve Battalion bunker was ransacked in Imphal East. The attacks come a day after alleged Kuki militants attacked Koutruk, a Meitei-inhabited village in Imphal West district, with likely the first of drone …

Manipur Police to carry out combing operations in areas bordering Imphal West after militant attack
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur Police to carry out combing operations in areas bordering Imphal West after militant attack

The Hindu  

The Manipur Government has ordered the State police to conduct combing operations and sanitisation in areas bordering Imphal West district where two persons were killed and nine others injured in an attack by suspected militants, officials said. 2 dead 9 injured in firing by militants in Manipur.mp4 “In view of recent incidents disturbing general law and order situation in fringe …

133 Manipur villagers displaced by ethnic conflict in Jiribam return home
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Centre decides to shift select troopers of Assam Rifles from North-East to terror-hit Jammu region
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre decides to shift select troopers of Assam Rifles from North-East to terror-hit Jammu region

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The government has decided to move around 150 personnel of Assam Rifles from its core area North East for the first time and to deploy them in the Jammu region, which has witnessed terror attacks in recent times, officials said on Tuesday. The Assam Rifles is a unique paramilitary force, as its operational command is with the Indian …

CRPF to replace two battalions of Assam Rifles in Manipur; Kuki-Zo groups oppose the move
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Firing reported at Manipur’s Moirangpurel; some Assam Rifles units blocked by Meitei protesters
6 months, 1 week ago

Firing reported at Manipur’s Moirangpurel; some Assam Rifles units blocked by Meitei protesters

The Hindu  

With tensions already simmering in Jiribam district in western Manipur after a recent spate of violence there, intermittent firing was reported farther east on Wednesday, in the Moirangpurel area along the border of the Kangpokpi and Imphal East districts. As security forces conducted area domination exercises, some of them were blocked by civilian women’s groups protesting the presence of the …

Manipur BJP MLA on Jiribam violence: 'Fix accountability of cops'
6 months, 1 week ago

Manipur BJP MLA on Jiribam violence: 'Fix accountability of cops'

India Today  

A feeling of security and peace remains elusive even after more than a year of violence in the north-eastern state of Manipur since ethnic clashes erupted in May 2023. Demanding stern action against the top police officers of the state, BJP MLA and son-in-law of chief minister, Rajkumar Imo Singh said, "We have top police officials heading the intelligence wing …

One Assam Rifles personnel injured in encounter with militants in Assam
8 months, 1 week ago

One Assam Rifles personnel injured in encounter with militants in Assam

New Indian Express  

TINSUKIA: At least one Assam Rifles personnel was injured in an encounter with suspected militants in Assam's Tinsukia district on Tuesday, officials said. "A convoy of 31 Assam Rifles was coming from Changlang in Arunachal Pradesh towards Margherita when unknown miscreants fired at them. In the encounter, one Assam Rifles personnel was injured, Dilip said. A senior official of Assam …

Manipur: Army Called In As Fresh Tension Erupts After Senior Cop Briefly Kidnapped
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur: Army Called In As Fresh Tension Erupts After Senior Cop Briefly Kidnapped

ABP News  

The Army was called in as fresh tension mounted in Manipur on Tuesday and four columns of the Assam Rifles were deployed in Imphal East after a senior police officer was abducted allegedly by cadres of the Arambai Tenggol, a Meitei organisation, from his residence, officials said. The officer, Additional Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar, posted in the operations wing …

Manipur: Ammunition, war-like stores recovered during joint search operation in Noney district
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Manipur: Ammunition, war-like stores recovered during joint search operation in Noney district

Hindustan Times  

Imphal, December 24 : Assam Rifles, in a joint search operation with Manipur police, recovered arms and ammunition in the general area of Kouburu Ridge in Noney district on Saturday, according to an official statement. HT Image Based on inputs about the presence of arms and ammunition in the general area of Kouburu Ridge, in the Noney district, a joint …

At least 13 bodies found in Manipur; another Meitei outfit joins peace talks
1 year ago

At least 13 bodies found in Manipur; another Meitei outfit joins peace talks

The Hindu  

The Assam Rifles on December 4 found the bodies of at least 13 men in Tengnoupal district of Manipur, close to the Myanmar border, a defence source said. An Assam Rifles team rushed to the spot around 10.30 a.m. after receiving intelligence inputs about an intense gunfight between two groups at Leithao village in Tengoupal, a Kuki-dominated area, the source …

Manipur: Army recovers illegal weapons, war-like stores from Kangpokpi
1 year 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. …

Attempt to ambush Assam Rifles patrol with IED in Manipur
1 year, 1 month ago

Attempt to ambush Assam Rifles patrol with IED in Manipur

The Hindu  

An attempt was made to ambush an Assam Rifles patrol with an improvised explosive device in the Tengnoupal district of Manipur on November 16. A defence source said the IED was remotely detonated by cadres of the People’s Liberation Army, a Meitei insurgent outfit, that is among eight extremist organisations recently banned by the Union Home Ministry. Editorial |Widening divide: …

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 …

Situation calm but tense in Imphal day after attack by mob on Manipur Rifles camp
1 year, 1 month ago

Situation calm but tense in Imphal day after attack by mob on Manipur Rifles camp

The Hindu  

The situation in Manipur's capital Imphal remained calm but tense on November 2, a day after security forces fired several rounds in the air to disperse a large mob of more than 2,000 people who tried to loot an armoury within the camp of the 1 Manipur Rifles. Several markets in the city remained closed but educational institutions, government offices …

Army, Assam Rifles held over 400 meetings with civil society groups in Manipur to bring normalcy
1 year, 2 months ago

Army, Assam Rifles held over 400 meetings with civil society groups in Manipur to bring normalcy

The Hindu  

The Army and the Assam Rifles conducted over 400 security meetings with civil society organisations, village chiefs and shopkeepers in the past two months to bring normalcy in violence-hit Manipur, an official said. The official claimed that around 500 people who were living in relief camps have returned to their homes in Phougakchao Ikhai in Bishnupur district, a Meitei populated …

Manipur violence news: AFSPA imposed 6 months, Meitei dominated areas excluded
1 year, 2 months ago

Manipur violence news: AFSPA imposed 6 months, Meitei dominated areas excluded

Live Mint  

Manipur has again been placed under the stringent Armed Forces Act, starting 1 October. The move comes even as protests over the killing of two missing Meitei teenagers, who were allegedly killed by suspected Kuki militants, continued to rock Manipur. With the extension of AFSPA, the Army and Assam Rifles cannot operate inside the areas under the 19 police stations …

Manipur government declares entire state as 'disturbed area' amid violence
1 year, 2 months ago

Manipur government declares entire state as 'disturbed area' amid violence

India Today  

The Manipur government on Wednesday declared the entire state a "disturbed area" in light of the prevailing law and order situation. As per the state government's notification, the entire state, except for 19 specific police station areas, was declared a "disturbed area" under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. The government is of the opinion that the "violent activities of …

Beware of camouflaged civilian trucks that resemble our vehicles: Assam Rifles
1 year, 3 months ago

Beware of camouflaged civilian trucks that resemble our vehicles: Assam Rifles

The Hindu  

The Assam Rifles has written to the Manipur police alerting the latter that “few Meitei miscreants” may use refurbished civilian trucks, which resemble vehicles used by the paramilitary force, for “anti-national activities” to tarnish the reputation of the security force. The letter sent by the Assam Rifles on September 18 to the Churachandpur Superintendent of Police said that it was …

In Manipur, Army and paramilitary forces face a constant challenge — armed men in police uniforms
1 year, 3 months ago

In Manipur, Army and paramilitary forces face a constant challenge — armed men in police uniforms

The Hindu  

Armed men in police uniforms are a constant challenge for the Central security forces in violence-hit Manipur, a defence source said on September 10. Meanwhile, around 4,500 additional Central Armed Police Force personnel will be sent to the State after the conclusion of the G-20 summit in Delhi, a senior government official said, adding that a request has been made …

8 killed, 29 injured in Manipur since August 29: source
1 year, 3 months ago

8 killed, 29 injured in Manipur since August 29: source

The Hindu  

As many as 29 people were injured and eight killed in a fresh cycle of violence that erupted on the boundary of Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts in Manipur since August 29, a defence source said on Friday. Nair told PTI that the country’s oldest paramilitary force remained unbiased and had destroyed bunkers, seized weapons and rescued innocent people from both …

Manipur: Security forces recover firearms, ammunition during search operations
1 year, 3 months ago

Manipur: Security forces recover firearms, ammunition during search operations

Firstpost  

More than 160 people lost their lives and several hundred were injured since the ethnic clashes broke out in Manipur on May 3, after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe status. Security forces in Manipur conducted a search operation and recovered four firearms, 38 ammunition and …

Manipur: Over 200 people displaced due to violence repatriated from Myanmar as situation improves
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur: Over 200 people displaced due to violence repatriated from Myanmar as situation improves

India TV News  

In a positive turn of events in the violence-hit Manipur, Assam Rifles has assisted in the repatriation of over 200 individuals, who were displaced since the beginning of the stir on May 3, from Myanmar back to the state’s relief camp, officials said. In the latest development of repatriation, 89 females and 37 children were brought back from Myanmar’s Tamu …

Manipur: BSF team to be deployed in village where three mutilated bodies were found in fresh violence
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur: BSF team to be deployed in village where three mutilated bodies were found in fresh violence

India TV News  

A BSF team is likely to be posted in the Thawai Kuki village in Manipur’s Ukhrul district where three persons were killed in a gunfight and their mutilated bodies were recovered on Friday, sources said. BSF ADG Sonali Mishra accompanied by four senior officers had recently met Governor Anusuiya Uikey at Raj Bhavan and briefed her about the ongoing security …

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 …

3 volunteers killed in attack in Manipur’s Naga-majority area
1 year, 4 months ago

3 volunteers killed in attack in Manipur’s Naga-majority area

The Hindu  

In a fresh incident of violence, three village volunteers were killed by unidentified armed miscreants at Thawai Kuki village in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, a Naga dominated area, police said on August 18. This is the first attack of its kind in the Naga majority district since ethnic violence erupted between the tribal Kuki and the majority Meitei community in the …

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 …

The Assam Rifles | Guarding the northeast
1 year, 4 months ago

The Assam Rifles | Guarding the northeast

The Hindu  

The volatile situation in Manipur took a turn for the worse earlier this month after the State Police registered a case against the Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force deployed in the region to restore peace. The Manipur Police claimed the Assam Rifles had disobeyed the law by “obstructing duty” and accused its personnel of blocking police vehicles and helping …

Fabricated attempts to malign image of Assam Rifles: Army's Spear Corps
1 year, 4 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, 4 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 …

Assam Rifles removed from key checkpoint in Manipur: What is this central paramilitary force?
1 year, 4 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, 4 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 …

Manipur reports fresh violence, 15 houses torched, 1 person shot
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur reports fresh violence, 15 houses torched, 1 person shot

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: In view of the recent flareup and fresh incidents of violence, the security forces have launched multiple counter-insurgency operations in trouble-torn districts of Manipur on Sunday and 10 more companies of Central forces have been rushed to assist the existing forces to maintain law and order in the strife-torn state. On the fresh counter-insurgency operations, the security sources said …

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