Having footprints in entire Manipur, the Assam Rifles along with the Army and other paramilitary forces has been tasked with maintaining peace or ensuring some semblance of calming angry people of the two communities.
Known as Sentinels of the North East and Friends of the Hill People , the officers, drawn from the Army, and jawans have been fighting a war of nerves since the ethnic clashes between majority Meitei and hill tribe Kukis erupted on May 3.
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Manipur has been witnessing ethnic clashes since May 3 between the majority Meitei community and Kukis. Meiteis have concentrated in Imphal city while Kukis have shifted to the hills. The violence has claimed over 160 lives. A relief camp, being run by Agriculture Minister Thongam Biswajit Singh, has a common kitchen which is managed by three families among these displaced people.