Overview
- Security teams recovered two bodies on a hilly stretch east of NH-2 along the SP Road in Kangpokpi district during a coordinated search operation.
- The two men were reported missing from Taphou Kuki village after going unaccounted for on October 29, and were being traced by security forces.
- A multi‑agency operation involving Manipur Police, CoBRA, CRPF, Assam Rifles and the RAF located the bodies and led the on‑site search efforts.
- Police have begun identification procedures and required legal formalities while combing operations and investigations continue to determine how the men died and who is responsible.
- The recoveries come against the background of prolonged ethnic violence in Manipur since May 2023 that has driven displacement and heightened security operations in the state.