Guwahati, June 20 -- Reported by Bit Irom

Imphal: A severe coordination breakdown between the Manipur police and central security agencies has left hundreds of loaded trucks and fuel tankers stranded along National Highway-37, even as authorities confirmed the movement of 515 vehicles carrying essential goods.

The crisis stems from a disagreement over security escorts.

The Director General of Police (DGP) of Manipur, on June 18, sent an urgent communication to the CRPF Inspector General (Manipur and Nagaland).

The DGP requested three security convoys to escort loaded trucks from Jiribam and Assam to Imphal, along with three additional convoys to escort empty trucks on the return journey.

However, citing crew fatigue and highway condi...