4 villagers killed by suspected Kuki militants in Manipur
Four locals including a father and his son were killed by suspected Kuki militants in Manipur’s Churachandpur district
Imphal: Four locals including a father and his son were killed by suspected Kuki militants in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police said on Thursday.
The four victims identified as Ibomcha Singh (51) and his son Anand Singh (20), Romen Singh (38) and Dara Singh (37).
A police official in Imphal said that the four villagers from Akasoi village in Bishnupur district who went to nearby forested areas of Churachandpur district on Wednesday to collect firewood, were first kidnapped by the militants and then killed.
The bodies of the victims were recovered by the police team from Kumbi in Bishnupur district.
Villagers saw the dead bodies in the social media network, operated by various Kuki organisations and informed the police who then recovered the bodies.
The security forces are now conducting the search operations to nab the militants.
Ms Kalinga