Assam Rifles and other central forces including the Army were deployed in Manipur in early May to control the situation after clashes between Meiteis and Kukis broke out.
lt col m ranjit singh (retd), ex-president, manipur equestrian associationthe kuki is a generic term for a number of mixed group of people who live in a large area of hilly country including manipur bounded by nagaland in the north, the state of burma (my
Women activists were deliberately blocking routes and interfering in operations by security forces in violence-hit Manipur, the Army said, urging people to help it in restoring peace in the Northeastern state.
The security forces in ethnic violence-hit Manipur have so far recovered 868 assault rifles and over 11,000 rounds of ammunition, sources have said. They found 57 guns and 318 rounds in the past 24 hours.