Dy CM Nemcha Kipen, Taphou VA seek safe release of abducted Kuki youths
CoTU to stage massive rally
Source: The Sangai Express

Kangpokpi, October 30 2026: Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen and the Taphou Kuki Village Authority have strongly condemned the abduction of two young men from Taphou Kuki village in Kangpokpi district, as the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) decided to stage a massive rally during the remaining 24 hours of its 48-hour total shutdown on October 31.Expressing grave concern over the safety of the two abducted youths, Nemcha Kipgen urged the authorities to secure their immediate and unconditional release.

The two youths, identified as Paoginlal Hangshing and Tinginlun Chongloi, were reportedly abducted by unidentified miscreants from the 9th MR/Maremei area under Senapati police jurisdiction on October 28.The Deputy Chief Minister urged the authorities concerned to make every possible effort to trace the whereabouts of the two youths and ensure their safe and unconditional release at the earliest.

The Taphou Kuki Village Authority also condemned the abduction of the two youths from its village, expressed grave concern over their whereabouts remaining unknown, and demanded their immediate and unconditional release.

Meanwhile, the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) has decided to organise a massive protest rally at Kangpokpi District Headquarters tomorrow (October 31) to intensify its protest against the abduction of the two Kuki youths and highlight other pertinent issues arising from the ongoing conflict in Manipur.

The decision comes as the first 24 hours of the shutdown ended on Friday, bringing normal life across Kangpokpi district to a near standstill.

The two abducted youths remain untraced, intensifying concerns over their safety and mounting demands for their immediate and unconditional release.

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