Missing case of 2 youths : Suspects held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 07 2023:
Two cadres of KRA (U) who are highly suspected to be involved in abducting the two teenage boys who went missing on November 5 have been arrested, said the Police Control Room (PCR) in its latest bulletin.
The control room continued that the arrested KRA (U) cadres have been remanded to police custody and a search operation is underway to nab the other culprits.
Meanwhile, the PCR said that a Bolero carrying five individuals belonging to Kuki community (2 men and three women) enroute from Churachandpur to Leimakhong was confronted by a mob and the latter took away four of them while one escaped.
The control room went on to state that there was exchange of fire between the security forces and armed miscreants in the areas of K Songlung hill range, Koutruk and Tairenpokpi, during which two police personnel and seven civilians sustained injuries.
It further said that the security forces brought the situation under control and destroyed one bunker in the area, the PCR said without mentioning where the bunker was set up.