Guwahati: Manipur chief minister's office has retracted its own intelligence report gathered 10 days ago about the infiltration of "900 Kuki militants.

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An intelligence input from the CMO to the DGP, Security Advisor, Chief Secretary and Home Commissioner was “leaked” and widely circulated, spreading panic among residents of Manipur’s Meitei-majority valley.

The Manipur government has retracted its prior claim that 900 Kuki militants were planning to attack villages in the Imphal valley around September 28. The authorities now assert that the likelihood of such an attack is minimal and unsubstantiated.

The Manipur Security Adviser today said intelligence received from "different quarters" about infiltration by 900 Kuki militants from Myanmar could not be substantiated on the ground, and so "there is no basis currently to believe in any such input.

Manipur Security Advisor Kuldiep Singh and DGP Rajiv Singh issued a joint press release, "input of infiltration of 900 trained Kuki militants from Myanmar to carry out attacks on Meiteis on September 28 could not be substantiated on the ground.

Public statement by Security Advisor, DGP comes days after CMO note was leaked into public domain. Also comes at a time when relations between CM and security establishment are at an all-time low

Manipur's Director General of Police, Rajiv Singh, has confirmed reports of 900 trained Kuki militants infiltrating from Myanmar to attack Meiteis on September 28 were unverified. Security forces remain on high alert.

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