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.

Organisation representing Kuki community denies allegations; accuses security adviser of spreading false information while failing to ensure their safety.

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.

Since May of 2023, the conflict between Meitei and Kuki minority communities has resulted in at least 237 dead and over 60,000 displaced.

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.