Life comes to a halt in Manipur district as Kukis protest arrests by CBI

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The arrests were made in connection with the kidnapping and suspected killing of two Manipuri youths in July, a case that had stirred widespread public outrage..

The NIA on Saturday arrested Seiminlun Gangte in a case related to a transnational conspiracy by Myanmar and Bangladesh-based leadership of terror outfits to wage war against India by exploiting the current ethnic unrest in Manipur..

The ITLF, a conglomerate of recognised tribals in Manipur, called for an indefinite shutdown in Churachandpur district to protest the arrests and demanded the release of the detainees within 48 hours..

The Churachandpur-based Joint Students Body (JSB) also announced a 12-hour shutdown on Monday.. Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh had on Sunday said the four suspects in the murder of two students were arrested by the CBI and other security forces...

The ITLF while strongly condemning the CBI action on Monday said that the four were arrested by the central agency without the knowledge of local authorities and there were no women police officers and no juvenile police unit, as required by law when the secret operation was undertaken in a case related to the disappearance of two students...

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