India's northeastern state of Manipur has been placed on high alert after intelligence reports of a potential influx of 900 suspected Kuki militants from Myanmar, a senior security official said on Friday.

IMPHAL, India (Reuters) - India's northeastern state of Manipur has been placed on high alert after intelligence reports of a potential influx of 900 suspected Kuki militants from Myanmar, a senior security official said on Friday.

Myanmar's military government has ramped up killings and arrests in an apparent bid to silence opponents and recruit soldiers in an escalating conflict, with tens of thousands detained since the 2021 coup,

A collective of Kuki tribal groups in Manipur dismissed the government's alert about the influx of militants from Myanmar as "preposterous" and an attempt to perpetuate biassed ethno-centric narrative.

Imphal: As tensions over Manipur continues, Manipur CM N Biren Singh forwarded a purported intelligence report about the influx of 900 Tribals from Myanmar, who are trained in the use of drones, missiles and other skills as part of a mission to launch a coordinated attack on villages in Imphal later this month,

Manipur faces a security alert due to the infiltration of over 900 Kuki militants from Myanmar that are expected to attack Meitei villages. Intelligence suggests they are trained in drone warfare.

Manipur CM Biren Singh's office has forwarded to police a purported intelligence alert about an influx of 900-odd tribal militants from Myanmar as part of a mission to launch attacks on villages in Imphal valley around Sept 28.