Indian Army denies Manipur Police allegations against Assam Rifles as 'fabricated'

In a strongly worded response after the Manipur Police filed an FIR against Assam Rifles, the Army has said that it is a "fabricated attempt to malign the image of Assam Rifles."

The FIR was filed on August 5 when police alleged that the Assam Rifles blocked police vehicles on the Kwakta Gothol road in Bishnupur district. As per news agency PTI, the FIR claimed the Assam Rifles stopped its personnel from proceeding when “the state police was proceeding Pholjang Road along Kwakta as follow up action to conduct search operations in an arms act case in search of Kuki militants.”

In a statement titled, "Continue to be fair to all & fear none," the Army’s Spear Corps posted on X, formerly Twitter, "Some inimical elements have made desperate, repeated, and failed attempts to question the role, intent, and integrity of the central security forces, especially Assam Rifles, working relentlessly towards saving lives and restoration of peace in Manipur from May 3 onwards. It needs to be understood that due to the complex nature of the situation on the ground in Manipur, occasional differences at the tactical level do occur between various security forces."