Imphal: The state police department has constituted a dedicated special commando unit to tackle law and order situation, including counter-insurgency, in Manipur.

Director-general of police L.M. Khaute said, "The manpower for the special commando unit is being culled from the 265 state police personnel." The order was issued by the DGP late on Friday evening.

Khaute said of the 265 policemen, 20 officers, including five each from Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal and Bishnupur districts, will be picked up to supervise the personnel.

The officers will work under the command of inspector James Thangal, who will be the unit's officer-in-charge. Thangal will work under the command of Imphal West additional superintendent of police (operations) N. Madhunimai Singh. The unit's overall control will be under the purview of the deputy inspector-general of police-range 1.

The unit's tasks will be overseen by respective additional director-general of police, zonal inspector-general of police and district superintendents of police.