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According to top sources in the CRPF, they will mainly focus on the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) and Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) camps located in T Gamnon. (PTI file for representation).
The agency wants peace and the focus is on resolving the conflict between the communities, said senior intelligence sources
Four companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have reached Manipur and have been deployed deep in Kuki areas like Kangpokpi, Motbung, Dolaithabi, Geljang, in place of 22 Assam Rifles, according to top intelligence sources. Meanwhile, the Central government is furious with the government for issuing an intelligence alert to “900 Kuki soldiers”, without confirmation and creating a climate of fear, sources said.
According to top sources in the CRPF, they will mainly focus on the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) and Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) camps located in T Gamnon.
Earlier, senior CRPF officials had reached Imphal to coordinate the CRPF movement within these areas.
A government alert had said that more than 900 Kuki soldiers, newly trained in the use of drone-based bombs, projectiles, missiles and jungle warfare, had entered Manipur from Myanmar. These soldiers are reported to have been assembled in 30 units each, scattered all over the place, and are expected to attack Meitei villages around 28 September.
The installation was shocking and gave accurate details of the training module of the soldiers and even the exact date of the attack, including the number of teams. According to top intelligence and army sources, no such infiltration has taken place and nothing is available to their knowledge.
The center wants peace and the focus is on resolving the conflict between the communities, sources said. “The timing of this installation is also seen as an attempt to disrupt the peace process as the Home Minister has announced the start of the peace process and started fencing the India-Myanmar border,” they said.
Earlier Security Adviser Kuldeep Singh, in a press conference, said, “We are looking at the credentials of this idea and we need concrete evidence.”
Since May 2023, Manipur has been engulfed in violence between the majority Meitei and the minority Kuki communities, driven by disputes over economic benefits and quotas. Manipur remains divided into two ethnic valleys – the Meitei-dominated valley and the Kuki-dominated hills – separated by no-man’s land occupied by federal paramilitary forces. Despite efforts to end the unrest, ongoing clashes continue, with the latest violence resulting in the deaths of 11 people earlier this month. Since May last year, the conflict has led to the death of at least 237 people and displaced more than 60,000 people in Manipur, home to 3.2 million people.