Imphal, Oct. 14 -- The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has demanded that the Government of India immediately stop attacks on local residents by militants based in Myanmar.

The committee accused the Centre of protecting foreign insurgents under the pretext of counterinsurgency operations and warned that continued inaction could lead to public anger.

In its statement, COCOMI alleged that India's counterinsurgency policy uses Myanmar-based armed groups to suppress Manipur's indigenous population.

It claimed that these groups were seeking to displace local communities and take over their land, with the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement providing them immunity.

The committee also accused New Delhi of providing l...