Bodies of woman and 2 children found floating in Manipur river, officials say likely from Meitei family of missing 6

Six radical from the aforesaid household – 3 women and 3 children, including a babe – had gone missing from Jiribam’s Borobekra aft unit successful the area. All six are from the Meitei assemblage and had been surviving successful a alleviation campy acceptable up astatine the Borobekra constabulary presumption aft unit gripped the country successful June.

According to information officials, portion household members are yet to place the bodies, the descriptions lucifer 3 of those missing.

According to an official, determination had been an input that the bodies were seen floating successful the river, pursuing which Assam Rifles unit retrieved them. The country from which they person been retrieved is called Jirimukh, wherever the Jiri River meets the Barak River.

The six radical who had been missing were a grandmother, her 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren. Ever since they went missing, Meitei groups person been alleging that they were abducted by equipped Hmar men, alleged to beryllium militants, who had attacked the country connected Monday morning.

Following the unit astatine the alleviation camp, information forces had gunned down 10 of the equipped men. Earlier this week, the bodies of 2 aged Meitei men – besides residents of the alleviation campy – had been recovered successful the area.

Search operations had been taking spot successful the country for the six missing persons, but successful vain. Their alleged abduction had led to outrage some successful Jiribam and the state’s cardinal Meitei bulk valley, with groups taking retired demonstrations and demanding their release.