Imphal, April 6 -- The Zeliangrong United Committee, Manipur (ZUCM) urged the Governor of Manipur to take swift action and to hold the perpetrators accountable for the assault of two naga leaders and villagers in Konsakhul village in Kangpokpi district on Saturday.

Speaking to reporters at Imphal on Sunday, the ZUCM President, Maibon Phaomei, cautioned that such repeated incidents could lead to wider ethnic conflictsthreatening the indigenous people in the state.

"If they do not stop such attacks, there will be consequences that may escalate beyond control," Phaomei asserted.

He stated that some bellicose Kuki people attacked two Naga leaders, including Konsakhul Village Chief Aimson Abonmei (55) and Village Chairman D. Adam (45) in Ko...