Manipur Horror on Social Media, 2 Missing Students Found Murdered

Imphal: Two students of Manipur who went missing on July 6 during the peak of ethnic violence in the state are suspected to have been murdered.

Soon after the mobile internet services resumed in the state, pictures of these two missing students surfaced on social media. The government confirmed that the bodies in the pictures belonged to the two missing students.

Both students belonged to the Meitei community.

According to the timeline, the pictures were taken on July 8, two days after they had gone missing.

#ManipurViolence
On 6 July 2023 meitei minors Linthoingambi & hemanjit went missing and ever since their whereabouts are not known.
Today a picture surfaced of the two teenagers having been brutally Murdered by #KukiTerrorists
Bodies still not found. #savemeitei#Dunki #Salaar pic.twitter.com/df7tiBLbw9

— I AM MANIPURI & A MEITEI (@all4Manipur) September 25, 2023

The photos show the two missing students, Hijam Linthoingambi (17) and Phijam Hemjit (20) sitting on the grass and behind them are two armed men.

The photo appears to be of a camp in a forest. Linthoingambi is seen wearing a white t-shirt and Hemjit, next to her, is in a white black and brown check shirt.

Another photo, which has surfaced online, is of their bodies.

Manipur CM’s office informed that the case is being investigated by the CBI.