New Delhi: With escalating tension in Manipur, India, after the killing of 10 Kuki Christians by the Central Reserve Police Force, New Delhi has deployed 20 additional companies of the paramilitary forces in the state, including 15 companies of CRPF and five of the Border Security Force.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the Kukis killed by the CRPF were village volunteers, as reported by the tribal bodies of the state.

With the latest additional deployment, a total of 218 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed in the state – 115 companies of the CRPF, 84 of the BSF, eight of the Rapid Action Force, six of Sashastra Seema Bal, and five of the ITBP. The order regarding the additional deployment was issued on November 12.

Life was further affected in Manipur’s Imphal valley on Wednesday due to a total shutdown called by 13 civil rights organisations to protest the abduction of three women and children in the Jiribam district.

Business establishments and educational institutions in the five Valley districts of Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Kakching, and Bishnupur were closed due to the shutdown.

Both private and inter-district public transportation remained suspended, and government offices recorded negligible attendance.