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Manipur: 5 Dead In Kangpokpi, Noney; Protests Erupt After Bodies Found
✍️ NDTV
🗓 02 Nov 2026, 07:44 AM
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Five people were killed in Manipur's Kangpokpi and Noney areas, with two 20-year-olds found dead in Kangpokpi, triggering protests and a district shutdown called by the Committee on Tribal Unity.
Violence in Manipur has claimed five lives across the Kangpokpi and Noney areas, triggering immediate public unrest. In Kangpokpi, the bodies of two 20-year-old men were recovered, an incident that had previously led to their reported disappearance.
The discovery of the victims prompted the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) to call for a shutdown across the district. Protests have since broken out in Kangpokpi as locals demand accountability for the killings.
In a separate incident in the Noney area, three individuals were shot. The simultaneous violence in these two districts has heightened tensions in the region, with authorities monitoring the situation closely.
The discovery of the victims prompted the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) to call for a shutdown across the district. Protests have since broken out in Kangpokpi as locals demand accountability for the killings.
In a separate incident in the Noney area, three individuals were shot. The simultaneous violence in these two districts has heightened tensions in the region, with authorities monitoring the situation closely.