Two Kuki youths who went missing from Taphou Kuki village on October 28 were found dead during a joint search operation along the Senapati-Phaibung (SP) Road in Senapati district on Sunday morning, Manipur Police confirmed.
The bodies of Thangginlun Chongloi, 21 year, and Paoginlal Hangsing, 20 year, were recovered at around 7:30 am from an area approximately 13–14 km east of NH-2, during an extensive joint search operation.
The search operation commenced at around 3:30 am on Sunday, involving joint teams of Manipur Police, Assam Rifles, COBRA, CRPF and RAF.
Security forces had been conducting search operations for four consecutive days across different locations, covering Taphou Onaeme and Taphou Liangmei on the first day, Marenmei on the second day, Upper Marenmei and deeper forest areas on the third day and SP Road on the fourth day, where the bodies were eventually recovered.
The recovered bodies are being taken to Kangpokpi for post-mortem examination, while necessary legal formalities are being carried out by the police.