The operations were conducted in the fringe and vulnerable areas of Bishnupur , Kakching, Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts, a police statement said.
The festival of Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashmi, came to an emotional conclusion with much revelry across Meghalaya on Tuesday with the immersion of idols of Goddess Durga at several rivers and water spots.
An eerie calm pervades the village atmosphere with ethnic tension still lurking, threatening to rupture any moment. Tell-tale signs of displacement and insecurity, a deep sense of fear and abandonment writ large among the locals. Way to the village one would encounter barricades manned by automatic rifles yielding security personnel all along.
Affirming reports that has been doing the rounds recently that talks between the government and a valley-based armed group has been initiated in Imphal, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said “There is active engagement for negotiations with a particular group to bring them back to the mainstream.”
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The term Dussehra is very common in North Indian states and Karnataka, while Vijayadashami is popular in West Bengal. Bengalis celebrate this festival by performing Durga Visarjan, as devotees take idols of Maa Durga for immersion in holy water bodies.
Manoharmayum Barish Sharma, former president of Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha (BJYM), was arrested by the Imphal Police team and was produced in front of district magistrate Imphal West on Sunday.
