Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 20:
In view of the escalating violent protest against the killing of Th Manorama in the custody of Assam Rifles and to control law and order situation, 220 personnel of Adhoc Unit of BSF have also arrived here at Imphal this morning.
The personnel picked up from three different battalions of BSF were flown here in a special flight of India Air Force.
They would deployed for containing prevailing law and order situation in view of the escalating violent protest against death of Manorama in the custody of 17 Assam Rifles.
Mentioned may be made here that two companies of Rapid Action Force (RAF) which arrived here yesterday from Allahabad have also been already pressed into service for the same purpose since last night.
Meanwhile, a reliable press source informed that as the State Police Department has ran out of its tear gas canisters and rubber bullets stock in controlling angry protestors against custodial killing of Th Manorama by Assam Rifles personnel, more quantities of tear gas canisters and rubber bullets have been brought in by an Indian Air Force plane today.