The Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Manipur Lhari Dorjee Lhatoo said that the State Government’s proposal to transfer the investigation of abduction and killing of two youths from Senapati to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was at an advanced stage and necessary orders were awaited. 

 

The two victims, both residents of Taphou Kuki village in Senapati district were abducted on 28 Octobers and their bodies were later recovered from a forested area along the Senapati-Phayeng Road, about 14 kilometers east of National Highway 2.

 

Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh met the bereaved families yesterday and announced that the case will be handed over to NIA. 

 

Addressing a press conference today at Police Headquarter in Imphal, the ADGP assured that those involved in the abduction and killing of two youths will be brought to justice and police had registered an FIR and launched an extensive investigation.

 

He said that intelligence inputs and technical analysis had helped identify suspected persons involved in the crime. 

 

He said that police and security forces were taking continued measures to ensure the safe movement of convoys, vehicles and goods along National Highway 37 and appealed to the public not to obstruct police and security forces while taking action against extortionists operating along the highways.

 

He also said that Manipur Police had finalized a plan to destroy poppy plantations across 516 villages in 10 districts and urged people to cooperate in the drive.

 

The ADGP warned those involved in poppy cultivation including landowners and said that they would face strict legal action