Overview

• Chesam Abdul Kadir, a 29-year-old mentally challenged member of the Meitei Pangal community, went missing on June 10 and was found dead buried by the Nambul River in Imphal West on June 17.
• Manipur police arrested nine suspects, including six members of the Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol, and remanded them in custody until June 28.
• Investigators say the accused admitted fatally assaulting Kadir during an alleged theft inquiry and burying his body near a riverbank.
• Locals in Paobitek Mayai Leikai held protests over the killing, burning tyres to block roads and prompting security forces to fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators.
• Authorities have registered a murder case, seized five vehicles linked to the incident and face ongoing demands for stricter action against unlawful armed vigilante groups.