The Nagaland government brought back 676 people from violence-hit
Manipur on Sunday,
They were brought back in 13 buses of Nagaland State Transport, and four
police buses as part of ‘Operation Kohima Calling’.
Manipur on Sunday,
They were brought back in 13 buses of Nagaland State Transport, and four
police buses as part of ‘Operation Kohima Calling’.
The buses were escorted by Assam Rifles jawans, Nagaland Armed Police, and
personnel of Reserve Battalion.
Among those rescued were people who went to Manipur with their families in
search of wage, 162 students and doctors of Regional Institute of Medical
Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal, 40 students of Central Agriculture University,
seven students of Food Technology College, 19 students of Manipur
University, and five of the National Sports Academy, officials said.
They started at 5.30 am from Manipur, arrived at the 1st Assam Rifles camp
in Kohima around 2 pm, and were later sent to their homes in different
districts.
