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Guwahati
The constabulary successful the conflict-scarred Manipur connected Monday (May 25, 2026) became the possessor of 1 of the largest fleets of armoured vehicles among constabulary forces crossed the country.
Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh flagged disconnected 477 recently acquired vehicles of the State constabulary astatine the 1st Battalion of the Manipur Rifles successful Imphal nether the Assistance to States for Modernisation of Police scheme.
The fleet includes 60 bulletproof Rakshak vehicles, 10 mine-protected vehicles, and 5 dense instrumentality repair vehicles. This is the largest fleet of specified battle-ready vehicles for immoderate constabulary unit successful the northeastern region, and 1 of the largest successful the country.
Some of the recently acquired armoured vehicles.
“These vehicles volition greatly assistance successful improving constabulary infrastructure successful the elevation districts and fortify exigency effect capabilities crossed the State. Without strengthening the constabulary force, nary State oregon state tin support bid and security,” the Chief Minister said.
The State police, on with the equipped forces, person been battling a bid of taste conflicts involving galore communities since May 3, 2023.
Mr. Singh said the Ministry of Home Affairs approved ₹196.61 crore connected October 31, 2025, for constabulary modernisation initiatives successful Manipur, particularly arsenic the unit person been undertaking risky operations to forestall struggle and support peace.
Thanking the Army, Assam Rifles, and different paramilitary forces for their continued enactment successful maintaining instrumentality and bid successful the State, helium said the authorities has besides accrued allowances of constabulary personnel. He added that the ration wealth had remained unchanged for a agelong time.
The Chief Minister appealed to radical to discourage unit and provocative activities during agitations and rallies, urging each sections to enactment bid and harmony successful the State.
State Home Minister Govindas Khothoujam said the lawsuit reflected the committedness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to strengthening constabulary and information forces crossed the country.
Police unit airs with caller vehicles.
“The recently acquired vehicles volition importantly amended mobility, efficiency, and effect capableness of the Manipur Police during emergencies and different important situations,” helium said, calling upon the constabulary unit to beryllium people-friendly.
He said practice from the nationalist would spell a agelong mode successful strengthening quality gathering and assistance the authorities expect and forestall subversive incidents.
Director General of Police Rajiv Singh said 54% of the recently acquired vehicles would beryllium allocated to the elevation districts and 46% to the vale districts.
Highlighting the achievements of the Manipur police, helium said 1,000 radical person been arrested aft the constitution of the Anti-Extortion Cell. “More than 700 radical person been arrested and 600 cases registered nether the anti-drug campaign,” helium said.
