Manipur: Mob burns down BJP office in Thoubal amid protest over killing of two youths
Click here! Curfew was also re-imposed in two districts of East and West Imphal as the state government combatted violent protests which saw 65 demonstrators being injured over past two days. Manipur's Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday strongly denounced the alleged "kidnapping and killing" of two students, and vowed “maximum punishment" for culprits. "Since 1-1.5 months there has been no exchange of fire from either side, and peace is being restored.
A sad incident took place, where a Meity girl and a boy were missing from July 3. We tried to trace them and finally handed over the case to CBI on August 28. A viral video surfaced yesterday where the bodies of the two missing youths were found," ANI reported Singh as saying.
"This is a sad incident, and it is highly condemnable that what the Kuki militants have done is the highest level of crime. Union Minister Amit Shah called me yesterday and ensured that he is sending a CBI team along with the Special Director. They have arrived here in the afternoon today.
I want to promise to the people of Manipur that we will ensure the culprit is given maximum punishment," the chief minister added A CBI team, led by the agency's Special Director Ajay Bhatnagar, reached Imphal today afternoon in a special flight to investigate the alleged "kidnapping and killing" of the two students, reported ANI. Upon their arrival at Imphal airport, the CBI team parried questions about the incident. The two youths had reportedly gone missing in Manipur on July 6.
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