Couple held for involvement in killing of 6 Nagas in ethnic violence-hit Manipur

Two persons have been arrested in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district in connection with the killing of six Naga civilians, the police said on Friday.

In a social media post, the police said a joint team of the Manipur Police, National Investigation Agency and Central Reserve Police Force carried out an operation on the “basis of credible inputs from our own sources”.

The two arrested persons were identified as Pradip, and Ayingbi, both residents of Leilon Vaiphei village in Kangpokpi.