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The Meitei-dominated valley areas of Manipur came to a standstill on Friday in response to a bandh called against the disappearance of two teenagers from the community earlier this week. The bandh had been called by a “Joint Action Committee” formed following the disappearance.
The two teens, Avinash Maibam (16) and Anthony Ningthoujam (19), did not return to their homes in Imphal West after leaving for Sekmai on Sunday morning.
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The phones of both the boys were recovered wrapped in a black plastic bag near an oil pump in Senapati district. They have not been found yet, though police have arrested two cadres of the militant outfit Kuki Revolutionary Army (U), who they said “are highly suspected to be involved in committing the crime”.
While the bandh was in place, an incident of exchange of fire took place near Sugnu on Friday morning, though no injuries were reported.
Two days after the Meitei teens were abducted, four members of the Kuki-Zomi community related to an Indian Army soldier were abducted. Two bodies were found later that day, which are yet to be identified.
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