A joint National Investigation Agency (NIA)–Manipur Police–Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team arrested two more suspects in the abduction and killing of six Liangmai Naga civilians in Manipur. The arrests were made in villages in the Leimakhong area of Kangpokpi district. The case is part of the larger ethnic violence in Manipur, where abductions, hostage exchanges and retaliatory attacks have repeatedly deepened insecurity.
What happened now
Investigators arrested two suspects in the case linked to the killing of six Liangmai Naga civilians. The investigating team said more arrests could follow on the basis of witness testimony. The police-led and NIA-backed investigation shows that the case remains active and that the state’s law-and-order response is still under way.
Background and earlier position
The case followed an ambush in May, after which the violence in the area escalated into a cycle of abductions and hostage exchanges. The bodies of the six Naga victims were later recovered. The violence is situated within the broader ethnic conflict in Manipur involving Kuki and Naga groups and the Thadou community.
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