Search operations conducted
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 22 2017:
In connection with the Republic Day celebration on January 26, Imphal West and Imphal East district police personnel conducted cordon and search operation in different parts of the two districts today during which five suspects were detained.
A team of Imphal West district police along with women police personnel under the supervision of Additional SP (Operation) S Ibomcha cordoned the road leading to Liwa Lambi and Oinam Leikai and called out the people by using loud speaker from 5 am onwards.
The police team headed by SDPO Singjamei police A Devanand, DSP commando Irom Rojit, OC Singjamei police N Ingocha and OC T Pao carried out house to house search in the presence of family members.
During the verification, five persons who could not produce proper identification proofs were detained.
They were handed over to the police station concerned for further verification.
The police team also recovered five license guns including three double barrel guns and two small arms.
Similar operation was also conducted by a team of police along Macha Leima School road, Palace Compound under Porompat police station from 5 pm onwards.
The cordon and search operation was done under the supervision of DSP Commando Imphal West Robinson and DSP (Operation) Imphal East RK Saklemba.
Around 300 individuals including 70 women were verified by the police team.
No one was detained in the course of the operation.