Manipur to get 2 more elite CRPF CoBRA systems

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ET BureauLast Updated: Jun 21, 2026, 12:27:00 AM IST

Guwahati: Manipur will get 2 more battalions of the elite CoBRA system of the CRPF, in addition to the one that has actually currently been released, as the state steps up efforts to bring back normalcy in conflict-affected locations and stop militants from regrouping.

Chief minister Y Khemchand Singh and home minister Govindas Konthoujam just recently mentioned that massive combing operations were being performed in violence-hit locations of the state. The CM stated that the 2 extra CoBRA systems would be released quickly.

CRPF director-general GP Singh, who went to Manipur just recently, stated the CoBRA systems were being released at the instructions of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. The ministry had actually directed implementation of 2 battalions.

Implementation of security forces is vibrant and is continuously adjusted in accordance with requirements, he stated at the time.

Countless main paramilitary forces are released in Manipur amidst ethnic violence that started in May 2023. More than 260 individuals were eliminated, over 1,500 hurt and around 60,000 displaced up until now in the violence.

“Manipur is caught in a full-blown ethnic fight between the Kukis and Meiteis and the Nagas and Kukis,” a senior cops authorities stated.

The All Naga Students Association Manipur arranged a demonstration on Saturday, requiring justice for 6 Naga civilians who were presumably eliminated by militants. They were amongst Naga individuals who were hijacked by competitors on May 13.

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