NEW DELHI: Manipur Police has installed 94 checkpoints and conducted search operations after to address the recent violence in Jiribam, state police said on Thursday.
“Search operations and area domination were conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts. Movement of 262 and 336 nos. of vehicles carrying essential items along NH-37 and NH-2 has been ensured. Strict security measures are taken up in all vulnerable locations and security convoy is provided in sensitive stretches in order to ensure free and safe movement of the vehicles,” Manipur Police said in a post on X.
“A total of 94 Nakas/Checkpoints were installed in different Districts of Manipur, both in the hill and the valley and no one was detained by Police in connection with violations in different districts of the State,” it added.
Mass combing operation launched
This comes after CM N Biren Singh said that both the Central and state governments are implementing various measures to address the recent violence in Jiribam.
“On November 18, the NDA legislature forum in Manipur took a decision and sent it to the Government of India for implementation. There are 3-4 points, including the removal of AFSPA from the 6 new Police stations (PS areas) and the case relating to Jiribam’s heinous killing cases that will be handed over to the NIA, and mass combing operations against those terrorists will be continued. So, these are the few points which we adopted in the meeting and we sent to the Central government,” the CM had said.
Mobile internet suspension extended till Nov 29
The Manipur government announced the extension of mobile internet suspension for two more days across nine districts, now lasting until November 29.
“The state government, after reviewing the prevailing law and order situation, has decided to continue the suspension of mobile internet and mobile data services, including VSATs and VPN, in the territorial jurisdiction of Imphal West, Imphal East, Kakching, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, Pherzawl, and Jiribam of Manipur for another two days, in public interest,” the order said.
Missing man yet to be found, protesters give 3 days time
The Joint Action Committee (JAC), formed in response to the disappearance of a 56-year-old man, held a sit-in protest on Wednesday in Imphal West district.
“We demand that Kamalbabu be handed over to us within three days starting from Wednesday, failing which intense agitation will be launched,” JAC Convenor Ratan Kumar Singh said.
Kamalbabu went missing on Monday while on his way to the Leimakhong army camp.
The NIA assumed responsibility for three major cases related to the Jiribam violence and issued a press release confirming its involvement in the investigations.