Manipur Assam Rifles clash over guarding of check posts
- | Tuesday | 28th January, 2020
Imphal: The Manipur government and the central paramilitary Assam Rifles, which operates under the command of the Indian Army, are at loggerheads over the guarding of check posts along highways following the alleged harassment of a woman IPS officer by an Assam Rifles jawan. “As the State Government and the Assam Rifles are separately probing the allegations of the woman IPS officer, we would wait until the outcome of the inquiries. Radheshyam told the media that Manipur government has decided to hand over the security of all check posts along the highways in the state to the police as these are currently being manned by the Assam Rifles troopers. The woman IPS officer is posted as Sub-Divisional Police Officer at Yairipok town in Thoubal district. The Manipur Women Commission had also issued summons to the accused Assam Rifles rifleman to appear before it on or before Monday.
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