Two Meitei youths who had been lacking for 2 days after attending a recruitment take a look at for central safety forces at New Keithelmanbi in Imphal West district of Manipur have been allegedly kidnapped by Kuki militants.
CM N Biren Singh posted Sunday on social media that his govt is “specializing in the rescue of the kidnapping of two harmless youths by Kuki militants”. Their disappearance close to Kangpokpi, a Kuki-majority space, has heightened considerations that they might have by accident crossed into Kuki territory.
CM Singh held a gathering with each governing and opposition MLAs to debate the state of affairs. “…We condemn such heinous acts and our authorities is working to safe the secure launch of the victims,” he wrote on his ‘X’ deal with.
The lacking youths, recognized as Oinam Thoithoi Singh and Thokchom Thoithoiba Singh, are from Thoubal district.
Official sources mentioned a 3rd youth named Ningombam Johnson Singh, who had been a part of the identical group, has been rescued and is now secure after being handed over to police by central forces. Efforts are underway to find the remaining two.
Meitei teams consider that the youths misplaced their means. A Joint Motion Committee (JAC) shaped to demand their launch filed a lacking report with Thoubal district commissioner Saturday. They defined that the youths had attended a bodily take a look at for SSC (GD) recruitment at New Keithelmanbi on Friday and should have taken the fallacious path, main them to Kangpokpi.
Since Friday, all makes an attempt to contact the duo on their cell phones have failed. A video has since surfaced exhibiting the 2 youths pleading for assist. “As a Meitei, we’d enchantment to pabung Biren (CM Singh). When you contemplate us as your sons, please save our lives. We request pabung Biren to please fulfil their calls for on the earliest. In case you are a real Meitei, please save our lives,” mentioned one of many lacking youths within the one-minute video, the place the pair may very well be seen interesting for his or her launch.
