Former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh hailed the Assam Rifles for collecting biometrics of those who have been entering India illegally from Myanmar and said the influx of outsiders is “real and ongoing”.
His comment comes after Assam Rifles Director General Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera, while addressing a programme at Manipur University on Wednesday, said that from December 31, 2024, the paramilitary force had “mapped 42,000 people coming here”.
“It is equally reassuring that these individuals are being kept under close watch, accommodated only at secure locations, and monitored under strict authority,” Singh said on X on Wednesday evening.
