About 28 of the 38 people belonging to the Kuki and Naga communities, who were held hostage by armed groups in Manipur's Kangpokpi and Senapati districts, were released, police said on Friday (May 15, 2026).
These people were taken to unknown areas after suspected militants shot dead three church leaders and injured four others in Kangpokpi on Wednesday (May 13, 2026), while a civilian was gunned down and his wife was wounded in Noney district.
Efforts on to release Kuki, Naga people held hostage in Manipur, say Ministers
"Twelve Naga women from Konsakhul village, who were held captive by armed militants, were released at Makhan village," a senior officer said.
Four men and ten women of the Kuki community, who were held in captivity in Senapati district, were handed over to security forces late Thursday night (May 14, 2026), he said.
