A mob on Saturday stormed and destroyed a makeshift camp of Assam Rifles in Manipur’s Kamjong district over alleged harassment and restrictions on transportation of timber, officials said. Members of the group that attacked the camp in Hongbei area belonged to Kasom Khullen block of the Naga majority district. Tensions escalated on Saturday when the … Read more
A large number of Chinese-origin assault rifles were recovered in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday, December 29, 2024. The recovery was made in a joint operation carried out by the Army and Assam Rifles, in coordination with district police, using specialist drones, tracker dogs and metal detectors, he said. Also … Read more
Personnel of Assam Rifles keep a watch amid ongoing ethnic clashes. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Assam Rifles has written to the Manipur police alerting the latter that “few Meitei miscreants” may use refurbished civilian trucks, which resemble vehicles used by the paramilitary force, for “anti-national activities” to tarnish the reputation of the security … Read more
Director General of Assam Rifles P.C. Nair said that Assam Rifles in the past four years has seized drugs valued at over ₹4,200 crore in the international market.In an interview with ANI, the DG said, “Apart from guarding the border, the Assam Rifles has continued its operations against illegal drugs and illegal weapons and has … Read more
An Indian Army jawan looking at the India-China border through his telescope in Arunachal Pradesh. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, seeks apology Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in the country, has slapped a legal notice against a Manipur politician for causing “considerable harm to … Read more
The Assam Rifles, along with the Manipur Police, apprehended two militants belonging to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) on Tuesday night. The militants were handed over to Nambol and Irilbung police station for further investigation. Days after five of its members were killed in an ambush in Manipur, the Assam … Read more
Indian Army has thwarted an attempt by Pakistani terrorists supported by the Pak Army to smuggle weapons through Keran Sector of northern Kashmir. Pakistan’s continued support to terrorism comes even as the global terror watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is scheduled to hold a meeting this month. A huge cache of arms and ammunition … Read more