Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said security forces are conducting search and combing operations to trace hostages abducted by armed groups in Kangpokpi and Senapati districts. Four suspects have been arrested, while authorities continue investigations into the abductions following recent ethnic violence
Fresh violence has shattered hopes of stability following the restoration of popular government, deepening despondency in the turbulent north-eastern State
Twenty-one Naga civilians detained by Kuki villagers and armed men in Manipur’s Ukhrul district were released after negotiations between officials and community leaders. Security forces conducted operations in the area amid tensions along the Ukhrul-Imphal road