Search Ops in both hills and valley : CS
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 07 2023:
Chief Secretary Dr Vineet Joshi has refuted claims circulating in social media that combing operations will be conducted only in the valley districts of Manipur.
In a press release, the Chief Secretary asserted that if necessary, combing operations will be conducted in both the valley and hill areas equally to restore peace in the State.
Elaborating on the issue, the press release shared that based on a request received from the Army authorities in Manipur regarding the requirement of Executive Magistrates in the five valley districts and Kangpokpi to conduct combing operations, the Home Department had advised the Deputy Commissioners concerned to detail/assign the Executive Magistrates as AFSPA has been lifted from many police stations falling in these six districts.
"The Army requested Executive Magistrates only for these districts as Executive Magistrate is not required for conduct of combing operations in other districts where AFSPA is in force", the statement from the Chief Secretary clarified.
Further, to dispel the misunderstanding among the public, the Deputy Commissioners of the districts of Churachandpur, Pherzawl, Tengnoupal, Chandel and Kamjong have also been advised to detail Executive Magistrates for the combing operations conducted by the security formations even though AFSPA is in force in these districts, it informed.