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GUWAHATI: Suspected militants waylaid astatine slightest 3 vehicles passing by 2 tribal villages on Manipur's Ukhrul-Imphal Road Wednesday and abducted 20 Naga men, women and children astatine gunpoint, perchance igniting a caller taste firestorm successful a authorities already scarred by the Meitei-Kuki conflict.
Ukhrul-headquartered organisation Tangkhul Naga Long alleged wide abduction was handiwork of Kuki militants, calling it a "pre-planned enactment of unit targeting the Nagas" and demanding authorities and cardinal govts rescue them "within 2 hours oregon look the consequences".
Manipur CM: Release each civilians unconditionally
Manipur's caller CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh, who took up bureau connected Feb 4, enactment retired an entreaty arsenic the information constitution scurried to marque consciousness of the abductions from adjacent Mongkot Chephu and Shangkai, some Kuki villages.
"Deeply acrophobic by reports of civilians being held captive on the Ukhrul-Imphal road. I powerfully impulse those liable to instantly merchandise each civilians safely and unconditionally," Khemchand said successful a connection released connected societal media. "Senior officials person been directed to enactment urgently. I entreaty to each CSOs (civil nine organisations) and stakeholders to assistance support peace".No militant outfit had owned work for the abductions till precocious Wednesday.
A connection by the Shangkai Village Authority, representing residents of a Kuki colony successful Ukhrul, suggested that Tangkhul Naga "volunteers" started the confrontation but did not notation the abductions. It accused them of opening occurrence connected farmers successful the fields of Thowai Kuki village, "detaining" respective Kukis and mounting ablaze huts.
In different area, 2 workers repairing a h2o tube were reported missing aft being changeable astatine by suspected Tangkhul assailants, the colony authorization said. A 3rd villager with a slug wounded to his limb has been hospitalised."In the airy of these developments, locals blocked vehicles on Ukhrul Road, demanding the contiguous merchandise of the missing persons," the colony authorization said.
