PoliticsPhoto: The Hindu48-hour Shutdown in Manipur's Kangpokpi Over Two Missing Kuki Youths
The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) has declared a 48-hour shutdown in Manipur's Kangpokpi district starting 5 p.m. on October 29, 2026, to protest the alleged abduction of two Kuki youths, Thangginlun Chongloi and Paominlal Chongloi, aged 20. They went missing on October 28 while traveling between Hengbung and Taphou Kuki villages. Non-Kuki extremists are suspected. The shutdown demands their safe release.
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