Imphal: A joint team of the Manipur Police, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Friday arrested a husband-wife duo in connection with the abduction and killing of six villagers from Konsakhul, a case that sparked widespread outrage and protests across Manipur.The accused were identified as Pradip, son of…
Imphal: School students travelling to Kendriya Vidyalaya, Leimakhong, in Kangpokpi district were stopped by Kuki protesters at the Imphal West -Kangpokpi border on Friday morning, escalating tensions linked to the ongoing economic blockade in the area.The incident occurred around 7:30 am when around 30 students from different communities were on their way to school. Protesters…
Kuki-Zo Council leaders addressing media at Churachandpur on Thursday Guwahati: In a first public expression of remorse in violence-scarred Manipur, where relations among the Meitei, Naga and Kuki-Zo communities remain deeply strained, the Kuki Zo Council (KZC) Thursday apologised for killing six abducted Naga civilians, describing the incident a “grave mistake” driven by emotion.The apology…
Imphal: The Naga Women’s Union (NWU) on Saturday submitted a representation to the director general of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), seeking a fair, impartial and expeditious investigation into the abduction, hostage-taking, torture and murder of six Naga civilians from Konsakhul village in Kangpokpi district.CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh had earlier said the case has been…
Families of the victims pray together at a relief camp in Makhan village Imphal: Imphal: Wikhonliu Thiumai never imagined that a routine trip for her son’s school admission would become her husband’s final journey.A month after her husband, Phenrongwi Thiumai (43), was abducted along with other Naga civilians and later found dead, Wikhonliu remains haunted…
Imphal: The Joint Tribes’ Council (JTC) Manipur on Saturday announced that the bodies of the six slain Naga hostages recently recovered will not be claimed until its charter of demands is fulfilled.Addressing a press conference in Imphal, JTC convenor Merachao Inka alleged that, following the abduction on May 13, 14 Naga captives and 14 Kuki…
Imphal: The Manipur high court on Thursday directed the state government to submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) on the abduction of six Naga villagers from Leilon Vaiphei village in Kangpokpi district, whose whereabouts remain unknown more than three weeks after the incident.The direction came during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking…
All members of the gang are aged between 18 to 23 years of age Noida: Five members of a gang, including its suspected kingpin, were arrested on Friday for robbing multiple people on different occasions after offering them lifts in their car.The accused, Naseem Ali, Abhishek Kumar, Vivek, Kartik Thakur and Manoj Kumar, are all…
