The Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal district (KIT) on Monday expressed its anguish over the police commandos branding the three arrested Myanmar nationals as Kuki militants and alleging Moreh based civil organisations supporting and patronising the illegal immigrants from Myanmar.
The police commando in Moreh town had arrested 3-Myanmar nationals who were believed to be drug users on October 22.
In its press clarifcation issued on Monday, the Kuki apex body of Tengnoupal ridiculed the police commando's assertion on branding the arrested trio as Kuki militants in Imphal based news. The commandos also alleged that Moreh civil society organisations had been objecting deployment of CDO in Moreh town so as to bring more Myanmar nationals in the state. The same was also uploaded by N Biren Singh in his social media accounts.
The Kuki Inpi has clarified that none of the Moreh based Organisations patronise illegal immigrants from Myanmar. At the same time they would never tolerate fake and concocted allegations from communal forces like Manipur police commandos.
"The KIT would like to clarify that the arrested Myanmar nationals are neither Kuki militants nor it has related with the Moreh public and organisations. In fact, they are drug users who were believed to be harboured by the police commandos," said KIT.
"It is well known to all the Moreh public that some police commando personnel are drug users. And the CDO harboured many drug users from Myanmar and used them as drug suppliers," it added.
Moreover, KIT said, there are several instances in the past where state forces particularly police commando posted in Moreh and Tengnoupal being caught with Drugs along Imphal - Moreh road.
Ironically, the police commando released the three Myanmar nationals (/drug users ) after clicking photos for the media stunt.
"Spreading lies and fake propaganda and flashing baseless allegations and concocted news is one of the main activities of police commandos and some Meitei medias since the outbreak of Meitei ethnic cleansing. The state forces particularly the police commandos created fake and concocted news every time they came out of their complex which is why the Moreh public wanted them to remain inside their complex or to leave Moreh town."
The Kuki apex body asserted that the Assam Rifles and central security forces (BSF, RAF) in Moreh town had no issues with the public. They are neutral forces and public feel safe and secure in their presence.
But, KIT said, whenever and wherever the police commando moves out of their complex/outpost they come up with one or the other fake and concocted allegations.
This is not the first instance where the state forces created fake allegations against a particular community/organisation, KIT stated.
"Their motives clearly show that they are communal forces, they are Meitei forces which is why the CSO demanded them to go back to the valley," it adde
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