Manipur, Feb. 1 -- The two main suspects in the killing of SDPO Chingtham Anand Kumar, viz., Philip Khaikholal Khongsai and Hemkholal Mate, have confessed their involvement in the killing of the SDPO.

Subsequently, they have been remanded into judicial custody until February 12, 2024. The two accused are still in custody at the designated temporary jail at Assam Rifles KLP in Moreh where they are lodged along with sevenother Myanmar militants.

Their involvement was confirmed by the Manipur police on their social media X (formerly Twitter) handle which posted about the "Clarification on article "Manipur Unrest" published byhttp://Scroll.inon 31 January 2024", on Thursday.

The post said that while a sense of normalcy was slowly settling ...