90 more CAPF companies rushed to Manipur; NIA to probe killing of six
An additional 90 companies of paramilitary forces will be deployed in Manipur, the state government’s security advisor Kuldiep Singh said after holding a high-level meeting with the Army and paramilitary personnel on Friday evening.
Singh said these 90 companies will be sent as reinforcements in addition to the 198 companies of paramilitary forces already stationed in the state, thus taking the overall tally of companies to 288. Some of these reinforcements have already reached Imphal, he added. The decision was taken after holding a security review meeting with state DGP, representatives of the Army, CRPF, BSF, SSB, ITBP and Assam Rifles, the security adviser further informed.
“We held a review meeting of all the districts of the state and discussed threadbare all the issues and noted concerns of the districts SPs. We are getting 90 additional companies over and above the 198 which are already there,” Singh said. He added forces will be distributed in vulnerable districts to protect lives and properties and in addition to this, district coordination cells will be created along with control rooms.
Existing control mechanisms and SOPs for highway security, fringe area protection, and force deployment were reviewed and upgraded. The authorities are monitoring highways to ensure smooth functioning and safeguarding fringe areas that are prone to disturbances, Singh said.
Responding to a query, he said as many as 258 people have been killed in the ethnic conflict which started in the state in May 2023 and operations are still going on. Till now, 3,000 weapons have been recovered. This development came after the burial of nine deceased in Jiribam earlier in the day, which was facilitated by coordinated efforts from all forces, Singh said.
Meanwhile, the state government handed over the case related to the killing of six members of a single family — belonging to the Meitei community, which had been taken hostage by armed militants on November 11 — to the NIA.
The handing over of the case to the NIA came after the relatives of the family had refused to take custody of the bodies of six members. The NIA has already formally taken over the investigation of the November 11 encounter between CRPF and suspected militants, which had led to the killing of 10 of the latter, which Kuki groups have been claiming, were village volunteers.
Repercussions of Cong failures: BJP
The Congress is making repeated attempts to sensationalise the situation in Manipur. It appears that you’ve forgotten that not only did your govt legitimise the illegal migration of foreign militants, former UPA Home Minister P Chidambaram had signed treaties with them. Repercussions of the Congress’ abject failure are being felt in Manipur even today. -- JP Nadda, BJP president
Congress raises 4 questions
- When will PM Narendra Modi visit the state?
- How much longer will the CM continue to be inflicted on the state, when a majority of MLAs are not in his support?
- When will a full-time Governor for the state be appointed?
- When will the Home Minister take responsibility for his abject failures in Manipur?
