Manipur Still Burning - Massive protests after images of 2 dead students surface

Following the reported death of two Meitei teenagers allegedly killed by alleged Kuki militants, a large number of students demonstrated in Imphal on 26 September, according to NE Now News. Thousands of students took to the streets in Imphal today to demand justice for two missing Meitei college students, who disappeared on July 6 during the height of communal clashes in Manipur.

After the internet was restored in the northeast state of Manipur, the pictures of the two missing students started circulating on social media. One of the pictures showed the two students' dead bodies while the other showed them sitting in terror with two armed men behind them.

Photo: Image of students

The Manipur Government has confirmed that the bodies of two deceased Meitei students have been identified. According to the details, the deceased students are a  student, Hijam Lintoingambi, aged 17, and a student, Phijam Haitjit, aged 20. The timeline of the images shows that Luwangbi went for a ride on Hijam's KTM bike on July 6th, and has not been seen since.

The Manipur chief minister’s secretariat assures the public that swift and decisive action will be taken against all those involved in the kidnapping and killing of Phijam Hemjit and HijamLinthoingambi. The government ensure that justice prevails and will impose severe punishment on any perpetrators found responsible for heinous crime in the state

According to NDTV, the two students were last seen in Bishnupur district, 35 km from Churachandpur. The two were allegedly kidnapped from an area between these two districts and taken to Churachandpur.

Mobile internet services, which were suspended as ethnic violence erupted in Manipur in early May, were restored after over four months on Saturday. 
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