As a part of the preventive measures taken up ahead of the upcoming Republic Day celebration, a combined team of Thoubal commando unit and Thoubal police station along with women police led by OC Thoubal commando, K Nataranjan, under the supervision of Thoubal SP, Haobijam Jogeshchandra Singh, IPS, carried out a house-to-house search operation around the area of Athokpam mayai leikai from 5.30 am till 7 am on Sunday.
As many as 190 individuals of 65 households were verified during the operation but no one was arrested or detained, said police sources.
Meanwhile, another search operation was also conducted at Thoubal Bazar area by five teams of Thoubal District Police commando from 3.10 pm till 4 pm.
A total of 100 individuals were verified in the search operation led by SI Ramesh Singh under the supervision of Senior SP Thoubal. Three people were detained for obstructing on duty, the sources added.