The Straits Times/ IMPHAL, India - India's northeastern state of Manipur has been placed on high alert after intelligence reports of a potential influx of 900 suspected Kuki militants from Myanmar, a senior security official said on Friday. An organisation that represents the Kuki community, however, denied the security official's allegations and called for his resignation. Kuldiep Singh, Manipur's security adviser, told reporters the information regarding the militants had been shared with various intelligence agencies.

IMPHAL: India’s northeastern state of Manipur has been placed on high alert after intelligence reports of a...

A collective of Kuki tribal groups in Manipur dismissed the government's alert about the influx of militants from Myanmar as "preposterous" and an attempt to perpetuate biassed ethno-centric narrative.

NEW DELHI (Sept 21): Security forces on India's northeast border have been placed on alert following reports that 900 suspected militants from war-torn Myanmar have crossed into restive Manipur state, a security official said. Manipur has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than a year betwe