SF personnel barred from searching
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 27 2023:
Locals of Itham prevented security forces from tracing the mortal remains of one man who allegedly got killed in alleged misfiring on May 29 after setting Meetei houses on fire at Laikhong Village in Imphal East, today.
It is reported that the person was buried at the area by the group of armed Kuki miscreants who set on fire several Meetei houses at Laikhong, a Meetei village which falls under the jurisdiction of Moirangpurel police station.
The locals blocked the road at Itham Thongkhong and prevented the security forces from searching for the mortal remains.
Speaking to the media, the locals said that they won't allow any search for Kuki people killed amid the violence until the bodies of Meeteis who disappeared after venturing into unsafe areas are recovered .