Over 10,000 troops to be sent to Manipur amid fresh violence

Center to send 90 more companies of central forces to Manipur

Imphal/New Delhi:

The Center will send over 10,000 more troops to ethnic violence-hit Manipur, taking the total number of companies of central forces to 288 in neighboring Myanmar, the state’s chief security adviser said today.

With the addition of 90 companies, or about 10,800 personnel of the central forces, the total number of companies deployed in Manipur has reached 288, Manipur Security Adviser Kuldiep Singh told reporters in the state capital Imphal.