Guwahati: The director generals of Assam Rifles and CRPF on Tuesday held a high-level operational review meeting in Imphal to align their operations and chart a joint roadmap to maintain law and order in Manipur.Assam Rifles, in a statement on X, said the meeting between Assam Rifles DG Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera and CRPF DG GP Singh “focused on strengthening inter-force coordination, reviewing the prevailing security situation, enhancing joint operational preparedness and reinforcing collective efforts to maintain peace, stability and public order across the state.”Senior officers of both the forces took part in the meeting.On the first day of his visit, the CRPF DG at a meeting with senior officers and ground commanders of the force issued directives to ensure peace and security in their respective operational commands. He later addressed operational teams of the CRPF, the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and the CoBRA battalions at a “Samvad”. He commended their efforts to restore peace in the state and stressed professionalism and meticulous planning for future operations.Singh’s visit to the state coincided with a major recovery of weapons on Monday during a joint intelligence-based operation by quick action teams of CRPF along with Manipur Police at the Bongbal Khollen foothills in Imphal East.The haul included an A1 rifle, a .303 LMG, a 9 mm pistol, a locally made 9 mm pistol, two double-barrel and three single-barrel 12-bore guns, three No. 36 hand grenades without detonators, a Chinese hand grenade, an MG-2 rifle grenade, a Pompi shell, four wireless sets with a charger, and a large cache of assorted ammunition.
