The Central government is likely to deploy additional companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) in the violence-hit Manipur.
Manipur Violence
As per sources, the Central government is planning to dispatch around 20 to 22 companies of CAPF to the Northeastern state in the coming days.
These additional CAPF companies were engaged in security of Amarnath Yatra. Manipur has been on the boil since May 3 after ethnic violence broke out between the Meitei Community and Kuki Community in the state.
The violence erupted after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.