'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 lives and restoration of peace in Manipur from May 3 onwards," the statement read. The army asserted it, along with the Assam Rifles, 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. “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 lives and restoration of peace in Manipur from May 3 onwards," the statement said.

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Security forces seize grenades, machine gun, ammunition in Manipur raids
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

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 …

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

Firing reported at Manipur’s Moirangpurel; some Assam Rifles units blocked by Meitei protesters
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

One Assam Rifles personnel injured in encounter with militants in Assam
8 months, 3 weeks 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’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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

1 BSF jawan killed, 2 Assam Rifles soldiers injured in firing by militants
1 year, 7 months ago

1 BSF jawan killed, 2 Assam Rifles soldiers injured in firing by militants

Hindustan Times  

A jawan of the Border Security Force was killed in action during an encounter with a group of insurgents in violence-hit Manipur on the intervening night of June 5-6. Two Assam Rifles personnel were also injured in the firing that occurred in Manipur's Serou, army officials said. "One BSF Jawan sustained fatal injuries while two Assam Rifles personnel sustained gunshot …

Manipur violence: BSF jawan killed, 2 Assam Rifles personnel injured in encounter with insurgents
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur violence: BSF jawan killed, 2 Assam Rifles personnel injured in encounter with insurgents

India TV News  

Firing between security forces and a group of insurgents on the intervening night of June 5-6 resulted in the deaths of a jawan of the Border Security Force and injuring two members of the Assam Rifles, said army officials. According to a statement released by the Spear Corps of the Indian Army, "One BSF Jawan sustained fatal injuries while two …

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 engages in ‘minor confrontation’ with NSCN (IM): Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Assam Rifles engages in ‘minor confrontation’ with NSCN (IM): Report

Hindustan Times  

An Assam Rifles team and a group of NSCN cadres were engaged in a "minor confrontation" in Intanki National Park in Nagaland, an army source said here on Saturday. Multiple Assam Rifles teams were out for patrolling for durations varying from 72 to 96 hours in the run-up to Republic Day celebrations. “Multiple Assam Rifles teams were out for patrolling …

After Mon Incident, Voices from the Ground: Need Armed Forces not AFSPA
3 years ago

After Mon Incident, Voices from the Ground: Need Armed Forces not AFSPA

News 18  

The killing of 14 persons in Nagaland’s Mon district has once again reignited the 40-year-old demand to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. Residents of nearby villages including the elderly placed white clothes and flowers over the slain bodies of the Assam Rifles officer and others and carried them and the injured to the vehicles and the helicopters for …

Manipur ambush carried out at the behest of China, Army officers suspect
3 years, 1 month ago

Manipur ambush carried out at the behest of China, Army officers suspect

Op India  

On November 13, a convoy of an Assam Rifles unit was ambushed by terrorists in the Churachandpur district in Manipur, bordering Myanmar. The PLA and other valley-based insurgency groups in Manipur maintain close ties with China, according to a Brigadier attached to the Army’s 3 Corps Headquarters at Rangapahar near Dimapur in Nagaland, who told Swarajya that the leaders of …

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 …

Assam Rifles convoy ambushed near Myanmar border in Manipur, 7 killed
3 years, 1 month ago

Assam Rifles convoy ambushed near Myanmar border in Manipur, 7 killed

Op India  

A convoy of an Assam Rifles unit was ambushed by terrorists in Churachandpur district in Manipur today. The Indian Army colonel was serving as the commanding officer of 46 Assam Rifles unit on deputation. The cowardly attack on an Assam Rifles convoy in Churachandpur, Manipur is extremely painful & condemnable. — Rajnath Singh November 13, 2021 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh …

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 …

Three Assam Rifles Personnel Dead, 6 Hurt in Ambush Along Border; 3 Militant Groups Claim Responsibility
4 years, 5 months ago

Three Assam Rifles Personnel Dead, 6 Hurt in Ambush Along Border; 3 Militant Groups Claim Responsibility

News 18  

At least three Assam Rifles personnel died and six others were injured in an ambush in Manipur’s Chandel district along the India-Myanmar border on Wednesday night. Three banned militant outfits -- the United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent, Revolutionary Peoples' Front, which is the political wing of People’s Liberation Army, and the Manipur Naga People’s Front -- have jointly claimed responsibility …

Manipur govt, Assam Rifles clash over guarding of check posts
4 years, 11 months ago

Manipur govt, Assam Rifles clash over guarding of check posts

India TV News  

The Manipur government and the central paramilitary Assam Rifles, which operates under the command of the Indian Army, are at loggerheads over the guarding of check posts along highways following the alleged harassment of a woman IPS officer by an Assam Rifles jawan. While the Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force guarding the India-Myanmar border, has strongly refuted the allegations …

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 …

Assam Rifles denies IPS officer’s molestation charge against its jawan
4 years, 11 months ago

Assam Rifles denies IPS officer’s molestation charge against its jawan

Op India  

On Wednesday, the Assam Rifles released an official statement to reject allegations of molestation against one of its jawans levelled by an IPS officer and termed it as “baseless” and “fabricated”. The statement comes two days after a woman IPS officer had lodged a police complaint accusing an Assam Rifles rifleman of molesting her, while she was on duty at …

Assam Rifles jawan booked for assaulting, molesting woman IPS officer in Manipur's Tengnoupal
4 years, 11 months ago

Assam Rifles jawan booked for assaulting, molesting woman IPS officer in Manipur's Tengnoupal

Firstpost  

Imphal: A woman IPS officer has alleged that a rifleman of Assam Rifles physically assaulted and molested her at a check post near Moreh town in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district, police said on Tuesday. Reuters Based on a written complaint of the IPS officer, an FIR has been registered against rifleman PK Pandey and a summons has been issued to him …

With Citizenship Act protests refusing to die in Assam, Centre deploys eight columns of Indian Army, Assam Rifles
5 years ago

With Citizenship Act protests refusing to die in Assam, Centre deploys eight columns of Indian Army, Assam Rifles

Firstpost  

A total of eight columns of the Army and Assam Rifles have been deployed in Assam, including capital Guwahati to control the ongoing violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill and the amended Citizenship Act Guwahati: A total of eight columns of the Army and Assam Rifles have been deployed in Assam, including capital Guwahati to control the ongoing violent …

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