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Assam Rifles Out, CRPF Brought In At Key Manipur Checkpoint After Protests
NDTV
Manipur violence: Numerous videos of bitter arguments between Assam rifles and Manipur police commandos have surfaced on social media platforms in the past three months.
In a major change regarding security deployment in strife-torn Manipur, the Assam Rifles has been withdrawn and replaced with CRPF at a vital checkpoint in Moirang Lamkhai of Bishnupur district after hundreds of women activists took to the streets at several places, accusing the central paramilitary force of brutality towards civilians in the valley districts. The Union Home Ministry has administrative control of Assam Rifles, while the Army has operational control.
The additional Director General of Police (law and order) of Manipur issued an order on Monday evening stating that police and CRPF units would replace the 9 Assam Rifles with immediate effect at the checkpoint along Bishnupur-Kangvai Road, which has been highly tense lately.
Numerous videos of bitter arguments between Assam rifles and Manipur police commandos have surfaced on social media platforms in the past three months.