Biren Singh on Sunday said that to check infiltration from Myanmar and trans-border movement of “inimical elements”, the government is making fencing the state’s border with the neighbouring country a priority.Imphal, Nov 14, : , N.Biren Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur on Sunday stated that in order to stop infiltration from Myanmar as well as trans-border movement by “inimical element”, the government has made fencing the border between the state and the neighboring country a priority. He said that the Union Home Ministry has already started erection of fencing along the around 400-km-long India-Myanmar border in Manipur, but due to the dispute in some patches, the process was stopped in these areas but it continued elsewhere.
He stated that the Union Home Ministry had already begun erecting fencing along the 400-km-long India/Myanmar border in Manipur.However, due to disputes in certain areas, the process was halted in these areas, but continued elsewhere.
The Chief Minister was talking to the media after paying his tributes at the Imphal airport to Assam Rifles Colonel Viplav Tripathi and four jawans of the paramilitary forces who were killed by People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Manipur Naga People’s Front (MNPF) militants in the border Churachandpur district.After paying his respects to Colonel Viplav Tripathi of Assam Rifles and four paramilitary soldiers who were killed in the battle for Churachandpur, the Chief Minister spoke to the media.Tripathi’s wife, and their 9-year-old son were also gunned down in the deadliest militant attack.Tripathi’s wife and their 9-year old son were also killed in the most brutal militant attack.
Terming the PLA and MNPF “terrorists” and strongly condemning the attack, Biren Singh said that he has directed security forces to apprehend the perpetrators and punish them.Biren Singh called the PLA and MNPF terrorists and strongly condemned the attack.
He said that he had directed security forces to arrest the perpetrators and punish them.
“The state government will not compromise with such heinous violence and killing of innocent people.”The state government will not accept such horrific violence or the killing of innocent citizens.The army, paramilitary, and the state security forces are always alert to foil the militants and any other acts of violence,” he said.
He said that the army, paramilitary and state security forces were always on alert to stop militants from committing other violent acts.
Defence sources said that after the wreath-laying ceremonies, the bodies of Colonel Tripathi and riflemen Suman Swargiary, Khatnei Konyak, R.P.According to Defence sources, Colonel Tripathi, Suman Swargiary and KhatneiKonyak, R.P., were buried after the wreath-laying ceremony.Meena, and Shyamal Das were sent to their respective home states on Sunday.Shyamal Das and Meena were returned to their home states on Sunday.
The PLA and MNPF, in a joint statement on Saturday night, claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they did not know that the Commanding Officer’s family was also in the convoy.In a joint statement, the PLA and MNPF claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack.
They stated that they didn’t know that the Commanding Officer’s relatives were also in the convoy.
“In the disturbed area, family and kid should not accompany.”Family and children should not be allowed to accompany you in the troubled area.” Chief of Army of PLA (Irengbam Chaoren) has congratulated the participating cadres in the operations,” said the statement, signed by both the militant outfits’ publicity in-charges.”The Chief of Army of PLA (Irengam Chaoren), has congratulated all the participants in the operations,” stated the statement signed by the publicity in-charges of both militant outfits.
The incident took place near Sekhen village, as the militants first detonated IEDs and then fired on the convoy of 46 Battalion Assam Rifles, when Col Tripathi, along with his family members, was going to supervise a civic action programme in Churachandpur.The incident occurred near Sekhen village.First, the militants detonated IEDs, then fired upon the convoy of 46 Battalion Assam Rifles.
Col Tripathi was on his way to oversee a civic action program in Churachandpur with his family.
Police and intelligence officials have suspect that the guerillas came from Myanmar and after the attack, went back over the border.
Police and intelligence officers suspect that the guerillas arrived from Myanmar and crossed the border to attack again.For the first time, the militants in the northeast killed the family members of a security force official.
The militants in northeast attacked the family members of an official security force.This was the first attack on the personnel.
Manipur has over 40 outlawed insurgent groups, a large majority of them lying low following their signing of separate suspension of operations agreements with the government.Manipur is home to more than 40 insurgent groups that are outlawed.
The majority of them have been unable to resist the government’s suspension of operations agreement.
In 2015, 20 para-military personnel were killed in an attack by terrorists in Manipur, after which the Army had launched a surgical strike on their camps.
Twenty paramilitary personnel were murdered in terrorist attacks in Manipur in 2015.The Army launched a surgical strike against their camps.
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