On May 29, sources stated that a fierce gunfight broke out between the Arambai Tenggol militants and the 37 Assam Rifles column in at Serou in Sugnu Town in Kakching District of Manipur, tweets Assam Rifles. The clash, which involves surrendered Valley-Based Insurgent Groups (VBIG) militants, has put the region on high alert. The surrendered VBIG militants joined forces under the banner of Arambai Tenggol.