Input on infiltration by 900 Kuki militants could not be substantiated on the ground, says Manipur security advisor

A recent intelligence report from the Manipur chief minister’s office claiming that more than 900 Kuki militants had entered the state from Myanmar could not be verified on the ground, Security Adviser Kuldiep Singh and Director General of Police Rajiv Singh said on Wednesday.

Following this, Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s office retracted its earlier input.

The September 16 intelligence report, which the chief minister’s office had sent to the security adviser and the director general of police, among others, had been widely circulated, The Indian Express reported.

The report claimed that “over 900 Kuki militants, newly trained in the use of drone-based bombs, projectiles, missiles and jungle warfare, have entered Manipur from Myanmar”, the newspaper reported.