IMPHAL, Aug 9: In connection to the news item published in The Sangai Express on August 7 under the headline "UAL rejects request to set up COVID Care Centre in Ramakrishna Mission School", a statement issued and signed by Vinod Kumar, Commandant- 109 BN, CRPF, PRO (M&N Sector) has clarified that neither any such proposal was issued by CRPF authority (ie Group Centre CRPF Langjing), nor any Manipur based CRPF units made any such request for setting up of a COVID care facility exclusively for CRPF personnel at Ramakrishna Mission School, Uripok or any other schools situated in close proximity of residential areas.
The statement issued and signed by Vinod Kumar, Commandant- 109 BN, CRPF, PRO (M&N Sector) has stated that the particular news item is creating misinterpretation and putting a wrong image of the force in nearby populace and in general public about CRPF.
However, the Uripok Apunba Lup (UAL) in a statement has clarified that the personnel who had approached Maharaj Nareshananda of Ramakrishna Mission School for consent to set up the COVID care facility were from 86 Battalion CRPF and not from Group Centre, Langjing.
It further stated that the exclusive COVID Care Centre for troops of the 86 Bn CRPF has now been planned somewhere else.