Manipur hostage: Two abducted Meitei youths released in exchange of transfer of 11 Kuki prisoners

Guwahati, 3/10: Two Meitei youths who had been abducted allegedly by Kuki insurgents on September 27, were released on Thursday morning, reportedly in exchange of the transfer of 11 Kuki prisoners.

Sources said the 11 Kuki men, who were earlier arrested by Manipur Police and were put in Imphal jail, were transferred to Kuki-dominated Churachandpur jail as demanded by the abductors. Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, a forum of Kuki organisation.