Manipur News: ‘Cannot escape long hands of law’, CM confirms 6 arrested ‘kidnapping and killing’ two Meitei students
Manipur six people have been arrested for murdering two Meitei teenagers. According to media reports, of the six people, two are main accused, two PSOs (self styled) and two minors.
Manipur Chief Minister confirmed the arrests with a tweet on ‘X’. He wrote, “I’m pleased to share that some of the main culprits responsible for the abduction and murder of Phijam Hemanjit and Hijam Linthoingambi have been arrested from Churachandpur today." The ethnic clashes between Kuki and Meitei community in India's Manipur has refused to die down.
Five month after clashes broke out in May 2023, incidences of terror, murder, and heinous crime continue to emerge between Kuki and Meitei community. Photos of the bodies of two Meitei teenagers -- Phijam Hemjit Singh and Luwangbi Linthoingambi Hijam -- who were missing since July, had gone viral on social media last month.
One of the two photos purportedly showed the students with two armed men and the other was of two bodies. A17-year-old Luwangbi Linthoingambi Hijam had left home to attend NEET classes for admission to pre-medical studies on 6 July morning when curfew was eased for some hours.
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