Manipur: CRPF officers tasked to oversee security forces, RAF deployment

At least five Deputy Inspector General DIG rank officers and seven senior superintendent of police SSP and SP rank officers of the CRPF have been tasked to coordinate deployment of various security forces in violencehit Manipur official sources saidThe Centre has rushed in about 20 fresh companies of the Central Armed Police Forces CAPFs including the CRPF and the BSF in the wake of the spiralling violence between tribals and the majority Meitei community leading to displacement of more than 9000 people from their villagesThe induction of the CAPF units apart from that of the Army columns and the Assam Rifles is going onFor this task a total of five Central Reserve Police Force CRPF DIG rank officers and seven other commanders in the rank of Commandant SSP rank and secondincommand SP rank have been placed at the disposal of the Additional Director General ADG of the north east zone of the CRPF based in Guwahati and the Inspector General of the Manipur and Nagaland located in Imphal a senior officer told PTIAlso Read Violencehit Manipur witnesses uneasy calm amid heavy presence of security forcesSome of these senior officers are being rushed in from Delhi and Ranchi he saidA DIG of the Rapid Action Force RAF and the communication wing of the CRPF have also been sent to Manipur to specifically oversee the deployment of the antiriot units the officer saidThe deputy inspectors general DIG will be functioning at the existing CRPF stations in Manipur at Churachandpur Imphal East and Imphal West while the Commandants will be based at Bishnupur Kangpokpi and TamenglongThey will coordinate and work in tandem with the state police administration authorities and the newlyappointed security advisor Kuldiep Singh who retired as the director general of the CRPF and NIA Singh is a 1986batch IPS officer from the West Bengal cadreFifteen fresh CAPF companies have been airlifted through IAF planes to Imphal while few more have been asked to be in readiness an another officer saidGunfights have been reported between security forces and hillbased militants in various parts of the state they saidAn official said members of the Kuki community have appealed to the state government machinery to ensure that CAPF and Army units are immediately sent to villages as many locals have taken shelter in nearby jungles after their houses were burntThe violence between majority Meiteis and tribals over demand of the former for ST status has displaced over 9000 people from both communitiesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever