Imphal, June 07 2022: A team of Kangpokpi District Police arrested a cadre of a proscribed outfit during a frisking operation carried out on Monday.
According to a source, based on specific information about presence of some insurgents in Kangpokpi, a team of the district police conduct ed checking and frisking at Kangpoki Bazar on Monday during which the team halted a suspicious looking man who was present at IT Road Junction.
On questioning, the man revealed that he is a member of a proscribed outfit.
The arrested person has been handed over to Kangpokpi PS for further investigation.
Meanwhile, Imphal West district police commandos carried out search operations in various places of the district.
A commando team conducted search operation in Kakwa Naorem Leikai area from 4.40 am till 8.30 am on Tuesday.
In all, 70 houses were searched and 120 people including 4 people, who are out on bail, were verified.
The same team also carried out another search operation at Kasturi Bridge, Dharamsha-la, Yaima Store, Bora Gali, and Ngari Gali of Thangal Bazar from 4.45 pm till 5.15 pm, wherein 180 people present in the area were verified.
Of these, 8 people without identification papers were handed over to City PS for further verification’, the report conveyed.