SENAPATI/UKHRUL: Amid the ongoing unrest in Manipur, Senapati district Police and the Assam Rifles, on Friday rescued a Kuki man who had gone missing after being stranded in Senapati due to the 48-hour total shutdown called by the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU).
The individual, identified as Laljahao Saum, 39, son of Lammang and a resident of Khangjang village in Kangpokpi district, was returning home from Madhya Pradesh after availing casual leave from October 29 to November 28.
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According to police sources, Saum arrived at Dimapur by train and reached Senapati at around 6 am on Friday in a passenger Winger. However, the vehicle could not proceed further due to the CoTU-called bandh, leaving him stranded in Senapati.
His whereabouts became a concern after his mobile phone reportedly became unreachable around 9 am due to a discharged battery. A missing report was subsequently received by the police on Friday morning.
With assistance from various individuals and security personnel, he was eventually traced to Senapati bazaar, where he was reportedly found in an intoxicated condition.
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The district Police brought him to Senapati Police Station. Police sources clarified that he was neither harassed nor arrested. He was later released after being bound down, following which the Assam Rifles facilitated his onward movement towards Kangpokpi.
Meanwhile, search operations are continuing for two youths from Taphou Kuki village who went missing on October 28. An FIR has been registered at Senapati Police Station under FIR No. 56(10)2026, SPT-PS.
The two youths were last seen around 4:30 pm on October 28 in the Maremei village area. Senapati Police, the Assam Rifles and other central security forces are continuing efforts to trace them.
