The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) on Sunday expressed concern over the case of the two missing youths of Meitei community, and urged the state government to ascertain their whereabouts and rescue them without further delay.
COCOMI Media Coordinator Yumkhaibam Surjitkumar Khuman, in a release stated that three youths namely Ningombam Johnson from Thoubal Leishangthem; Oinam Thoithoi Singh from Thoubal Leisangthem Awang Leikai and Thokchom Thoithoiba from Thoubal Khekman Wangma Taba Mayai Leikai reportedly went to Leimakhong to join the Indian Army General Duty(GD) recruitment conducted by Staff Selection Commission.
Out of them, N Johnson was reportedly rescued by central forces, however the whereabouts of O Thoithoi and Th Thoithoiba remains unknown, it lamented. It chastised the central forces and state security forces, stating that the incident occurred as they allegedly fail to perform their duties.
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It asserted that the Centre and state governments must bear all responsibilities should any untoward incident occur. It questioned the alleged failure of the central and state forces to timely rescue all the three youths from the hands of the chin kuki narco terrorists. It also asked the SSC why the recruitment process was organised in the red zone area.
Considering that N Johnson was rescued by the Central Forces, COCOMI said that the security forces could have obtained necessary details from him and intensify measures to rescue the two missing youths, and not remain silent. It urged the centre and state to immediately begin rescue operations and hand them over to the grief-stricken families, else warned of public-stir.
It condemned the centre’s alleged lack of action against the unprecedented attacks and drone bombings by Kuki militants in Manipur as well as failure of the Central and state governments to resolve the crisis which is entering almost a year and five months, resulting in many deaths and loss of properties.
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