Imphal: Warring Meitei and Kuki-Zo groups staged peaceful bandhs in their respective areas of influence in Manipur on Tuesday following the deaths of at least 10 armed men and two

Hundreds of members of Manipur's Meitei community came out on the streets in Delhi and other cities in a silent candlelight protest, seeking the safety of six people who have been missing since an encounter broke out between suspected Kuki militants.

The bodies of two civilians were recovered while six others were missing in Manipur’s Jiribam district a day after 10 armed militants were killed by security forces when they tried to storm a CRPF camp.

Militants attacked a police station and a CRPF camp in Manipur's Jiribam district. Security forces retaliated, killing 10 militants. One CRPF jawan was injured. Two civilians were found dead. Three women and three children are missing.

A two-year-old was among the six people abducted by armed militants during the encounter on November 11 with security forces in Manipur’s Jiribam district, a senior government official said.

The bodies of two elderly men – Laishram Balen and Maibam Kesho – were recovered from the debris in the Jakuradhor Karong area, where militants set fire to some shops on Monday. The Jiribam district administration has imposed prohibitory orders to avoid any untoward incident in the area.