Two Manipur government officials kidnapped

Imphal: Two Manipur government officials of the Horticulture Deparment have been kidnapped by suspected Kuki militants from an interior village of Senapati district.

The officials, identified as Farm Manager Priyokumar Singh and Assistant Officer Horticulture Department W Ibopishak Singh, were abducted from Kanglatongbi area, about 30 Kms north of here while they were returning to Imphal from Mao, about 45 Kms north of Imphal, on Friday, official sources said.

The incident was second such case connected to extortion demand by militants in the past ten days, sources said, seven persons including two senior engineers of irrigation and flood control department were kidnapped on August 1 last but released three days later.

Kidnapping of the seven persons appeared to be related with the monetary demand but it was not known whether the officials had paid any money, sources said.

While efforts were on to trace the whereabouts of the two kidnapped persons, none have claimed responsibility for the act.

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