Vehemently condemning the action of 1st Assam Rifles Commanding Officer posted at Sehlon, who was allegedly colluding with the separatist Meitei militants without upholding his oath to serve the interests of the nation, the Kuki Inpi Chandel on Wednesday demanded the concerned authorities to remove the Meitei AR CO with immediate effect.
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In a statement, the Kuki Inpi Chandel stated that on 8th of November, 2023, the villagers of Aivomjang came to learn about the infiltration bid of Meitei militants from Myanmar into the Indian soil with the collusion of a Meitei Commanding Officer of 1 Assam Rifles posted at Sehlon village, Khengjoy Sub-Division in Chandel district. The Assam Rifles CO has reportedly planned to transport the militants to Imphal valley and had made prior arrangement for the same.
On being alerted about the nefarious plan of the AR CO, the womenfolk of the area stormed New Samtal Assam Rifles outpost to foil the infiltration bid of Meitei militants into Manipur. In retaliation, the said Meitei AR officer harassed the womenfolk and misused his power against the locals by forcing them to comply to his plan, it said.
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Mention may be made that the Kuki-Zo people of the said area had protested on September 2, 2023 against the posting of the Meitei officer at Sehlon village. The Kuki Inpi Manipur had earlier written to the DG of Assam Rifles on the 25th July 2023 regarding the same issue citing the apprehension of the local populace considering the ongoing ethnic cleansing against the Kuki-Zo tribals by the Meiteis. In response, a communique was received from the General Staff Officer-I (Operations) on behalf of the DG Assam Rifles vide No.III.11011/128/GS(Ops)/2023/978 dated 8th August 2023. In the communique, it was clearly mentioned that no AR personnel shall function in one’s own capacity and that appropriate disciplinary action will be initiated against the offenders.
