This story is from May 14, 2015

Kuki rebels kill 2 workers

Kuki rebels kill 2 workers
Imphal: A Kuki militant group has killed two labourers at its camp in Manipur’s Senapati district during interrogation, triggering a strong public protest in the Patsoi area of Imphal West district on Wednesday.
Denouncing the killing, angry locals blocked NH-39 (Imphal-Silchar route) at Patsoi, even as police commandos arrested eight cadres of the outfit involved in killing the two.

The Kuki Revolutionary Front (KRF), a signatory of the ongoing Suspension of Operation (Soo) with the government, is suspected of killing the duo.
The group reportedly accused the two of being informers and thrashed them during interrogation at their camp. However, Manipur Police commandos arrested eight cadres of the outfit during a combing operation in the Thingsat area of Senapati district early on Thursday.
The bodies of the two victims — M Dayananda of Patsoi Part III and M Premananda of nearby Haorang Keirang village – have been retrieved from the area. The two were steel-welding labourers. Besides killing the two, the suspected KRF cadres also beat up a 12-year boy who is undergoing treatment at RIMS hospital here.
Sources said the three were abducted by cadres of the militant group on Sunday morning.
Minutes after the bodies of the two reached Imphal in the morning, Patsoi locals blocked NH-37 in the area. They have also formed a
Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the incident. The JAC convened a public meeting to condemn the incident. Leaders of prominent civil society organizations, including the United Committee Manipur (UCM) and the All Manipur United Club Organization (AMUCO), asked the government to take fitting action against the culprits.
Social welfare minister AK Mirabai Devi and Sekmai assembly MLA Debendra Singh also rushed to Patsoi to calm down the villagers.
Deputy chief minister Gaikhangam, who also holds the home portfolio, confirmed the arrest of the eight militants by police.
Condemning the killing in strongest terms, Gaikhangam said appropriate action would be taken against the perpetrators.
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