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Imphal: Manipur government has deployed the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) in two highly sensitive areas on the fringes of valley districts where frequent armed confrontations between rival groups have taken place since violence erupted in strife-torn Manipur.
An official source said that a column of the Border Security Force (BSF) has been deployed at the High Canal area of Phubala under the Moirang police station of Bishnupur district bordering the Chingphei hill range of Churachandpur district.
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Frequent gunfights have occurred in this area since the outbreak of the violence and in the latest gunfight that occurred on September 13, a sub-inspector of Manipur police was killed.
The cross-firing between the two rival groups in this area was reported until last night.
A platoon of CRPF has also been deployed at Bethel village, a village in Kangpokpi district bordering the Koutruk area of Imphal West district, the source said.
There have been frequent gunfights in the Koutruk area from the bunkers erected at Bethel and its adjoining villages.
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In the latest cross-firing, noted here, at least three armed miscreants were killed on September 12 and a minor girl of 12 staying in her house at Koutruk village was injured after armed miscreants fired several rounds of guns on the previous day.
The CAPFs were deployed in the area as a part of confidence measures being taken up by the state police to restore peace and normalcy in the state.
Security forces have been conducting operations in the fringe and vulnerable areas of the state to disarm miscreants besides dismantling illegal bunkers erected by the armed miscreants.
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