Imphal, June 11 (IANS) A 24-hour total shutdown called by the United Naga Council (UNC) to protest the killing of six Naga civilians severely disrupted normal life across Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur on Thursday. The UNC, the apex body of the Naga community in Manipur, called the shutdown from 6 a.m. on June 11 to 6 a.m. on June 12 in protest against the killing of six villagers who were abducted by armed groups belonging to different tribal communities on May 13.Their mutilated bodies were r…
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Imphal, June 10 (IANS) The bodies of six Naga community members, who were abducted by armed groups belonging to different tribal communities on May 13, were recovered on Wednesday from a forested area in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, officials said. A police official said that after nearly 24 hours of extensive search operations conducted jointly by central and state security forces, the six bodies were found in a forest area near Kharam Vaiphei village, a predominantly Kuki-Zo tribal settleme…
Imphal, June 8 (IANS) A 58-year-old man belonging to the Naga community was shot dead inside a forest in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Monday, hours after he had gone there to collect firewood, officials said.A police official identified the victim as Chunjanglung Panmei, a resident of the area who also served as a village guard.He was killed inside a forest in the mountainous Kangpokpi district.According to officials, Panmei had gone into the forest to collect firewood for domestic use when t…
Imphal, June 7 (IANS) As many as 20 members of the Naga and Kuki communities remain untraced after being allegedly abducted by armed groups in Manipur’s hill districts, despite intensive joint search operations by central and state security forces for nearly four weeks, officials said on Sunday. A police official said that, to prevent any spillover of the recent violence in Kangpokpi district, security forces carried out surprise joint combing operations in areas around Litan, Mahadev, and Sinak…
Imphal, May 28 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Thursday said that four suspected persons, believed to be involved in the kidnapping of six Naga civilians, have already been arrested by the security forces. The Chief Minister said the state government is treating the incident with utmost seriousness and that intensive search and combing operations are currently underway to trace the whereabouts of the abducted civilians.He further informed that the police and other securit…
Imphal, May 26 (IANS) The Central and state security forces on Tuesday continued extensive joint search operations across Manipur’s Kangpokpi, Senapati and adjoining districts to rescue 20 Naga and Kuki community members who are still being held hostage by armed groups, officials said.A senior police official said that intensive combing and search operations are being carried out by the security forces, comprising the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Manipur Police, in the mountainous ar…
Imphal, May 23 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday announced that the case relating to the abduction of six Naga villagers would be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).A senior official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that a six-member delegation of the United Naga Council (UNC) met the Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues at the CM’s Secretariat to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the state.During the meeting, the…
Imphal, May 23 (IANS) Ahead of the Kharif season, the Manipur government has intensified efforts to provide security and other necessary support to the farming community in both the valley and mountainous regions, officials said on Saturday. A senior government official said that in view of previous incidents and attacks involving farmers in fringe areas, the government has initiated all necessary measures to ensure that farmers belonging to the Meitei, Kuki-Zo and Naga communities can carry out…
Imphal, May 21 (IANS) Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), one of the apex bodies of the Kuki tribal community, on Thursday extended the ongoing shutdown across Kuki-Zo inhabited areas by another 48 hours to protest the continued detention of 14 members of their community by rival groups since May 13. KIM Information and Publicity Secretary Janghaolun Haokip said that the extension of the shutdown became necessary due to the continued detention and hostage-taking of Kuki-Zo individuals in Naga-dominated Sen…
Imphal, May 20 (IANS) The Central and state security forces on Wednesday continued joint search operations in Manipur’s Kangpokpi, Senapati and adjoining districts for the eighth consecutive day to rescue those still being held hostage by armed groups, officials said.A senior police official said that rigorous combing and search operations are being continued by the security forces to rescue the missing persons at the hill ranges surrounding Leilon Vaiphei village, Songtun village, Khunkho vil…