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Crime
Manipur Couple Arrested in Connection with Killing of 6 Nagas
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 10 Jul 2026, 12:47 PM
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Manipur police have detained a couple suspected of orchestrating the murder of six Naga individuals amid ongoing ethnic clashes in the state.
The police in Manipur have arrested a couple believed to have played a role in the killing of six Naga residents during recent ethnic violence in the state.
The couple, whose identities have not yet been released, were taken into custody by the police after an investigation that traced their involvement in planning the attack.
According to a statement from the Manipur police department, the accused were part of a group that targeted Naga communities in the region.
They are currently being held in a local police station pending further inquiry and the case has been forwarded to the nearest court for prosecution.
The couple, whose identities have not yet been released, were taken into custody by the police after an investigation that traced their involvement in planning the attack.
According to a statement from the Manipur police department, the accused were part of a group that targeted Naga communities in the region.
They are currently being held in a local police station pending further inquiry and the case has been forwarded to the nearest court for prosecution.