Kangpokpi: The Committee on Tribal Unity said it is constraint to serve a ’24-hour ultimatum’ to the concern authorities to find the 5 (five) missing members of wedding party who had sojourn from Kangchup Chingkhong were waylaid by the Meitei Arambai Tenggol to be brought back to their families, failing which the CoTU will not be responsible for any untoward incidents arising out of it.
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Further, the organisation said, “It is also pertinent to mention that two Arambai Tenggol who had crossed the Buffer Zone on Nov 5 at Kanglatongbi were supposedly kidnapped by the Village Volunteer Force was concocted narration to tarnished the image of the Kuki-Zo community. However, we the Kuki-Zo community gave support and cooperation in search and combine operations taken under the Kangpokpi SP and 22nd Assam Rifles in our areas.”
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“Therefore, the Committee on Tribal Unity appeals to every other communities not to fan hatred and animosity by ill-conceived narration without proof,” CoTU said.
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