The Free Movement Regime (FMR) in the northeast has come under the scanner following an influx of migrants from Myanmar. This comes as the Manipur government on Saturday started the process of capturing the biometric details of illegal Myanmar immigrants.
Amidst the crisis of essentials, medicines, and transport fuel in violence-hit Manipur, the Assam Rifles is providing security to the stranded goods trucks to enter the state and to go to various districts to ensure that people get .
The Indian Army, Assam Rifles and paramilitary forces were called into Manipur and the situation is now under control. While 54 people have lost their lives due to the violence, more than 150 have been injured in the state.