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Kolkata/Imphal, June 5: Even minor incidents in strife-hit Manipur are being blown out of proportion by certain parties, sources in the Kolkata headquartered Army’s Eastern Command said while rubbishing claims of a clash between personnel of the 37 Assam Rifles and Manipur Police at Sugnu in the Kakching district of the state. “Such rumours are being spread by those inimical to peace in Manipur. There has been no clash between the Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police and a training video from Punjab dating back to 2021 is being circulated depicting a casualty. This is fake. The Army and Assam Rifles are working together to restore normalcy in the state,” the Army maintained. The possible spark to all this was probably a video of a verbal spat between Assam Rifles personnel and state policemen over the parking of vehicles near the gate of the Sugnu police station, which also serves as the office of the SDPO. There was a heated exchange but things did not get physical. A senior police officer is heard warning the Assam Rifles personnel of an FIR unless the vehicles blocking the gate of the police station are moved away. The two sides then disperse and the vehicles leave. “Such things happen when the situation is tense. There can be issues regarding jurisdiction and authority. In the actual video, officers are seen trying to bring things under control. Things didn’t get out of hand even for a moment. The fake video showed something else. This mischief is being done to ensure t...

Imphal: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was killed and two Assam Rifles personnel injured in an encounter with suspected Kuki insurgents in Manipur's Serou area early Tuesday, officials said. The exchange of fire between the two sides took place in a school in the Serou area of Sugnu in the Kakching district, the officials said. A BSF official said suspected Kuki miscreants resorted to indiscriminate and heavy firing targeted at BSF troops deployed at the Serou Practical High School around 4.15 am. Constable Ranjit Yadav sustained a bullet injury during the gunfight and was evacuated to Kakching's Jivan Hospital where he was declared dead, the official said. The two injured Assam Rifles personnel have been air evacuated to Mantripukhri and search operations are in progress, the Indian Army's SpearCorps, headquartered in Dimapur, added on Twitter. "Extensive area domination operations by Assam Rifles, BSF & Police undertaken in areas of Sugnu/Serou in #Manipur. Intermittent firing between Security Forces & group of insurgents took place throughout night of 05/06 June. Security Forces effectively retaliated to the fire," SpearCorps posted on its official Twitter handle. Manipur extends internet ban till June 10 Meanwhile, the Manipur government on Tuesday extended its ban on internet services till June 10. The suspension of mobile data services, including broadband, has been extended till 3 pm of June 10, an order issued by Commissioner (Home) H Gyan Prakash said. The ba...

GUWAHATI: One BSF jawan was killed while two Assam Rifles personnel sustained wounds in a gunfight with insurgents in Sugnu-Serou area in Manipur’s Kakching district on Tuesday morning as additional troops have been redeployed for area domination. A defence spokesman said that as a result of extensive area domination operations by Assam Rifles, BSF and police in areas of Sugnu-Serou, intermittent exchange of fire took place between security forces and insurgents during the night of June 5-6. “Security forces took adequate measures to prevent insurgents from ‘breaking contact’ and running away to nearby areas. Firing intensified with effect from early hours in the morning and in the ensuing firefight one BSF personnel sustained fatal injuries. Two Assam Rifles personnel sustained gunshot wounds and have been evacuated by Army Helicopter to Mantripukhri, Imphal. Inputs indicate some casualties to insurgents and are being verified on ground," said the spokesman. Multiple incidents of violence, arson and firing in Sugnu and Serou areas have necessitated the redeployment of additional troops over the past 48 hours to beef up ongoing extensive area domination operations, ambushes and measures to prevent arson and violence. As many as seven coloumns of additional troops have been redeployed, which include five coloumns of Assam Rifles and two of BSF. During the preliminary search, two AK series rifles, one 51mm mortar, two carbines, ammunition and warlike stores have been recover...

A jawan of the Border Security Force (BSF) 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. Army, Assam Rifles, CAPF & police personnel during their 'Extensive Area Domination Operations' to restore peace in violence-hit areas of Manipur. (PTI File Photo) "One BSF Jawan sustained fatal injuries while two Assam Rifles personnel sustained gunshot wounds (GSW) in general area Serou," the Spear Corps of the Indian Army said in a statement. The injured army jawans were airlifted to Mantripukhri in Imphal, the officials said. BSF constable Ranjit Yadav was posted at the Serou Practical High School in the Sugnu area of Manipur's Kakching district. Yadav is the second BSF official who has died while on duty in the state to quell the violence that started last month. The incident occurred when the Assam Rifles, BSF and the Manipur police were conducting joint " At around 4.05 am suspected Kuki militants resorted to indiscriminate and heavy volume of firing at the BSF personnel stationed in the Serou Practical school. Constable Yadav, who was posted with the 163 battalion sustained a bullet injury and was rushed to the Jitan hospital in Kakching where he was declared brought dead," said a BSF spokesperson. According to army officials, the security forces and the insurgents exchanged firing t...

The killing of over a dozen civilians in Mon district of Nagaland on Saturday saw angry crowds vandalise camps of Assam Rifles in the district. While the botched operation was launched by the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, which has the responsibility of the area where the incident occurred, issued a statement on Sunday expressing regret over the loss of innocent lives. It also informed that the Indian Army had instituted an inquiry into the incident. Also Read | What is Assam Rifles? Assam Rifles is one of the six central armed police forces (CAPFs) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The other forces being the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Border Security Force (BSF), the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). It is tasked with the maintenance of law and order in the North East along with the Indian Army and also guards the Indo-Myanmar border in the region. It has a sanctioned strength of over 63,000 personnel and has 46 battalions apart from administrative and training staff. How is it unique? It is the only paramilitary force with a dual control structure. While the administrative control of the force is with the MHA, its operational control is with the Indian Army, which is under the Ministry of Defence (MoD). This means that salaries and infrastructure for the force is provided by the MHA, but the deployment, posting, transfer and deputation of the ...

Flag of the Assam Rifles Abbreviation AR Motto Friends of the North East Sentinels of the North East Agency overview Formed 1835 Employees 65,143 Annual budget ₹6658.41 crore (2022–23) Jurisdictional structure Operations jurisdiction Northeast India, Map of Assam Rifles's jurisdiction Governing body Constituting instruments • Parent agency Website .gov .in The Assam Rifles ( AR) is an The AR is nicknamed "Sentinels of the North East" and "Friends of the Hill People". It is the oldest Assam Frontier Police in 1883, Assam Military Police in 1891, and East Bengal and Assam Military Police in 1913. Over the course of its history, the Assam Rifles have served in a number of roles, conflicts and theatres including As of the 2019–2020 report of the Ministry of Home Affairs, there are 46 battalions in the Assam Rifles with a sanctioned strength of 65,143 personnel. History [ ] Early history [ ] The present day Assam Rifles can trace its origins to a paramilitary force known as Cachar Levy which was established by the Despite problems with equipment and training, the contribution of this force in opening the region to administration and commerce was nevertheless quite significant and over time they have become known as the "right arm of the civil and [the] left arm of the military" in the region. [ citation needed] Following India's independence, Col. Sidhiman Rai, MC, was appointed the first Indian DG of Assam Rifles. Since then the name of the force has undergone a number of chan...