Manipur news: Thousands of students protest in Imphal over deaths of two missing Meitei youths

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NE Now News. A large number of students gathered and staged a demonstration in Imphal seeking justice for the two Meitei students, who went missing on 6 July – during the peak of ethnic violence in the state. Soon after the internet services were restored in the North-Eastern state, the images of the two missing Manipur students went viral on social media.

In the images, one shows the two students’ dead bodies, while the other one shows them sitting in fear with two armed men in the background. The Manipur government, meanwhile, has reportedly confirmed that the bodies belong to the two missing Meitei students. As per the details, the two deceased students have been identified as a female student – Hijam Linthoingambi (17), and a male student – Phijam Hemjit (20).

Looking at the timeline of the images, Luwangbi went out with Hijam on his KTM bike for a ride on 6 July and hasn't returned since then. Giving more information, the Manipur chief minister’s office (CMO) has informed that the case is already being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In a press release on 25 September, the CM Secretariat said, "State police, in collaboration with the central security agencies, are actively investigating the case to determine the circumstances surrounding their disappearance and to identify the perpetrators who murdered the two students.