Imphal, Aug. 21 -- India has detected around 42,000 illegal immigrants from Myanmar who crossed into Manipur without valid documents through porous border areas since December 2024, according to Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera, Director General of the Assam Rifles.

He made the statement during an event held at Manipur University on Wednesday.

To counter cross-border infiltration along the Indo-Myanmar border, particularly in the Manipur sector, authorities have begun constructing border fencing along vulnerable areas, Lt. Gen. Lakhera said.

Security personnel have already issued identity cards to the infiltrators after capturing their biometric data, which they have shared with relevant agencies, including the Unique Identification Au...