body of tribal leader part of manipur peace talks recovered
Imphal, Sept. 6 -- The body of a 59-year-old tribal leader involved in peace talks in ethnic violence-hit Manipur has been recovered from a river in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, days after five men linked to a Kuki militant group allegedly abducted and killed him, police said on Friday.
Nehkam Jomhao, the tribal leader, participated in a meeting in Imphal on August 16 between Thadou tribe representatives and Meitei civil society groups.
Senior police superintendent (Karbi Anglong) Sanjib Kumar Saikia said Jomhao's body was recovered on Thursday and has been sent for postmortem. "We have arrested the five accused persons. Further investigation and legal proceedings are going on. We cannot share more details."
Meanwhile, Manipur Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel on Friday said that agreements signed with Kuki-Zo groups will be honoured, while asserting that the government was making all efforts to restore normalcy in the ethnic strife-torn state....
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