Security Forces Recover Bodies During Search Operation in Kangpokpi
Manipur ethnic clashes
Two young men reported missing in Manipur were found dead on Sunday in the Kangpokpi district.
The victims have been identified as 20-year-old Paoginlal Hangsing and 21-year-old Tingnginlun Chongloi.
They had been missing for five days.
Reports indicate that the two were taken from Hengbung and Tafo villages on October 28th.
A joint security team, comprising the Manipur Police, COBRA, CRPF, Assam Rifles, and the Rapid Action Force, conducted a thorough search.
They found the bodies in a hilly area near SP Road, east of National Highway 2.
Following the youths’ disappearance, the Committee on Tribal Unity, a Kuki-Zo group, had called for a district-wide shutdown starting October 29th.
Security forces are still carrying out operations in the area to find those responsible for the deaths.
This discovery happens as new violence breaks out in Manipur.
On Saturday, three members of the Kuki community were reportedly killed in a gunfight in the Noney district.
The conflict between the Meitei and Kuki communities.
Which started in May 2023, has resulted in over 368 deaths and left more than 66,000 people displaced, according to recent reports.
