IMPHAL, November 28: With just two days left before Prime Minister Narendra Modi`™s one and half hour stop in the State capital, a huge security cover has been blanketed over the State especially in the State capital.
The SPG team that had arrived to oversee security arrangement for the Prime Minister`™s visit checked the Sangai Festival venue. The team opened the electric fittings at the main venue including the Bheigyachandra Open Air Theatre.
Sources have also said that the SPG team has instructed the concerned authorities to pump out the water from the two moats in front of the BOAT for security reasons.
It may be mentioned that the Prime Minister will be attending the Closing function of the Manipur Sangai Festival 2014 on November 30 which will be held at the BOAT.
Meanwhile, search and combing operations are also being conducted on a daily basis.
Additional SP, Imphal West M Meghachandra led one such search operation today at Sangaiprou Maning Leikai, Imphal West.
The operation which was also participated by City Police OC Sudhir Kumar started from 5:30 am and continued for a few hours. Five persons including a bail-out were picked up for further verification.
A combined team of the Imphal police, Lamsang police and Lamphel police were used during the operation.
Meanwhile, a similar operation was conducted this morning at Old Checkon Lamdapung, Imphal East. The police were led by additional SP (ops) Imphal East Singhajit. Altogether 10 individuals including three non-Manipuris were picked up for further investigation.
In all 12 individuals were also picked up for further verification during a similar operation conducted at Malom Tulihal and Tuliyaima by a combined team of Bishnupur cdo, civil police including women personnel under the supervision of addl SP (ops) Bishnupur yesterday morning.
The individuals were later handed over to the Nambol Police for further verification.
It may be mentioned that several armed outfits including the CorCom have called a boycott of the Prime Minister`™s visit.
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