UKHRUL: The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Sadar Hills Kangpokpi, has expressed appreciation to church leaders who recently met chief minister Y. Khemchand Singh and urged him to expedite the investigation into the killing of three “Kuki-Zo church leaders”.
CoTU said the church leaders had appealed to the chief minister to ensure a speedy probe into the deaths of Late Dr. Rev. V. Silthou, Late Rev. Kaigoulun Lhouvum and Late Pastor Paogoulen Silthou, who were killed on May 13.
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The CoTU alleged that the three were killed by “armed Tangkhul militants, NSCN-IM and ZUF Kamson” and said those responsible must be brought to justice.
CoTU also thanked the church leaders for drawing the chief minister’s attention to what it described as the hardships faced by residents of Kangpokpi due to the continued disruption in the supply of essential commodities.
According to the CoTU, food items and medical supplies from Imphal and Dimapur have remained blocked for more than a month, affecting people across the district. It alleged that the blockade was being enforced by a section of Nagas of Manipur.
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CoTU then said it was encouraged that the concerns of Kangpokpi’s residents had been placed before the state government and prayed that God would continue to guide the church leaders during the ongoing crisis.
