Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 29:
Reacting to news report pertaining to allegations of excesses including confiscation of money and other items by AR troops in the aftermath of a shoot-out with UG cadres at Kangoi Khullen yesterday, the Assam Rifles PRO has rejected the report as baseless and fabricated allegedly at the behest of the UG group involved.
Asserting that vested interests are levelling false allegations against the AR troops which amounts to supporting presence of UG cadres directly/indirectly operating in and around the village, the PRO in a press release, informed that a clearance/ no objection certificate was obtained from the village head before leaving the area after the operation.
Flatly rejecting the news report published in today's issue, the Assam Rifles alleged that the report was an attempt to malign the image of a force which has been called in to assist the State administration and public to bring normalcy in the State.