Imphal, April 9 -- Manipur Police, aided by commandos from the Thoubal district, conducted an intensive cordon and search operation at the District Commissioner's office complex in Thoubal.

The operation, carried out during office hours, was prompted by specific intelligence inputs suggesting that cadres of a banned militant outfit were using the premises to make monetary demands.

The operation was led by Additional Superintendent of Police (Operations) Th Devendra. A large contingent of police personnel cordoned off the DC complex, thoroughly verifying the identity of every male individual present. Despite the scale of the operation, no detentions were made during the search.

Later the same day, police teams launched a second operatio...