MHA to send 50 more companies of central forces to Manipur

The MHA last week provided 20 companies of CAPF 15 companies of the CRPF and five of the BSF

A mid the escalating violence in Manipur, the Ministryof Home airs(MHA)on Monday decided to provide an additional 50 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to the state government to deal with the prevailing law and order situation, officials said. A top Manipur Home Department official said that the 50 companies ofthe CAPF (around5,000 personnel) would soon arrive in the state and theywouldbe deployedinthe trouble-torn and militancy-affected districts. The MHAlastweekprovided 20 companies of CAPF -- 15 companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and five ofthe Border Security Force (BSF). The CRPF companies rushed to violence-hit Manipur from neighbouring Assamwhile the BSF companies came from Tripura.

A Manipur Home Department official, referring to the MHA communication, said that the fresh 50 companies, comprising the CRPF, the BSF and otherparamilitaryforces, would arrive in the state in a day or two and they would also be deployed in troubletorn, vulnerable, mixed population, and militancy-hit districts.