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The 3 youths from Thoubal territory had gone missing Friday evening portion travelling to New Keithelmanbi for an Army recruitment test, aft they accidentally strayed into Kuki-Zo territories successful Kangpokpi district, officials said. (Representative/ File)
Following the rescue of 1 of the 3 young men who were allegedly abducted by militants successful Manipur portion travelling to instrumentality an Army recruitment test, a video has gone viral connected Sunday that purportedly showed the different 2 men appealing to Chief Minister N Biren Singh for his contiguous involution successful securing their release.
Taking enactment of the issue, the Chief Minister chaired a gathering of each legislators, including from the Opposition, and said the authorities was moving towards ensuring their release.
The video purportedly showed the 2 men urging the CM to assistance the demands of their abductors. The quality of these demands were not made wide successful the video.
“As a lad of the soil, we would similar to entreaty to pabung (father) Biren to prevention our lives. Please intervene instantly by granting their (kidnappers) and rescue america unharmed,” 1 of them was heard saying successful the video.
An authoritative root said the kidnappers’ demands see the merchandise of Mark T Haokip, the self-proclaimed president of a radical that aims for a abstracted Kuki nation, among others. He was arrested from New Delhi connected May 24, 2022, and is presently nether NIA custody. Police had allegedly recovered respective incriminating documents from his possession.
After his gathering with legislators, CM Biren Singh said successful a station connected X that they “addressed the existent concern successful the authorities peculiarly focusing” connected the rescue of the 2 young men abducted by “Kuki militants”.
“We condemn specified heinous acts and our authorities is moving to unafraid the harmless merchandise of the victims,” helium said.
The 3 youths from Thoubal territory had gone missing Friday evening portion travelling to New Keithelmanbi for an Army recruitment test, aft they accidentally strayed into Kuki-Zo territories successful Kangpokpi district, officials said.
One of them, Ningombam Johnson Singh, was subsequently rescued by information forces and subsequently handed implicit to Manipur police. The hunt is connected for the different two, Oinam Thoithoi Singh and Thokchom Thoithoiba Singh.
Meanwhile, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) formed aft the abduction submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister, with a charter of demands, with the main 1 being the rescue of the 2 missing youths. The JAC besides appealed to civilian nine organisations to enactment towards lasting peace.
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