Fresh tensions sparked in the capital city of Manipur, Imphal, and its surrounding areas following the disappearance of two teenagers. The missing youths have been identified as 16-year-old Maibam Avinash and 19-year-old Ningthoujam Anthony, hailing from Lamshang, a locality in Imphal West district.
According to the locals, the teenagers had gone to the Sekmai area in the Imphal West district on a two-wheeler early on Sunday morning to attend a local function. The two have not been seen or heard since then, PTI reported.
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Residents suspect the involvement of unidentified individuals in the disappearance of the two. Lamshang police have registered a missing persons case and initiated an investigation into the matter.
The mobile phones belonging to the missing teenagers were recovered wrapped in a black polythene packet near an oil pump located in the Senapati district, which comes after crossing the Kangpokpi district. This has raised even more questions, demanding immediate intervention from the police to locate and rescue the missing teenagers.
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Students from three higher secondary schools in Imphal town organised a rally and held a protest at Keishampat junction, situated in the capital.
In response to the growing tension, residents of Lamshang took to the streets in large numbers and burned tyres. They obstructed roadways with boulders as a mark of protest against the disappearance of the two teenagers.
(With inputs from PTI)