The photographs show two students, a 17-year-old girl, and a 20-year-old male, seated on the grassy property of what looks to be an armed group’s temporary jungle camp.
The Manipur government stated today that it will take “swift and decisive” action after photographs of the bodies of two students who went missing in July surfaced on social media.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been investigating this case, but the bodies of the two pupils, one of whom is a kid, have yet to be discovered. According to NDTV, investigators are also investigating rape accusations before the minor’s murder.
The photographs show two students, a 17-year-old girl, and a 20-year-old male, seated on the grassy property of what looks to be an armed group’s temporary jungle camp.
The girl is dressed in a white t-shirt, while the man, who is holding a rucksack and wearing a checked shirt, stands nearby. Two men with rifles can be seen behind them.
Their bodies are collapsed on the ground in the following photograph.
The two were last spotted in the area of Bishnupur, 35 kilometers from Churachandpur. The students were allegedly kidnapped and brought to Churachandpur by armed miscreants from a region between these two districts.
The case has aroused widespread resentment across the country, with many wondering why it took so long for the authorities to solve it.
The two students were observed in CCTV cameras put in stores in July, but they could not be identified.
Investigators are likely to employ modern cyber forensics methods to clean up the photographs and discover the identity of the two guys visible in the background, according to persons with direct knowledge of the situation who asked to remain anonymous.
“The state government has been made aware that photos of two students… who have been missing since July 2023 have surfaced on social media.” It should be highlighted that this case has already been turned over to the CBI in accordance with the demands of the people of Manipur,” the state government stated in a statement today.
“State police are actively investigating the case in collaboration with central security agencies to determine the circumstances surrounding the two’s disappearance and to identify the culprits who murdered the two students.” “The security forces have also begun a search operation to apprehend the perpetrators,” the administration stated.
The government has stated that it will take “swift and decisive action” against all those implicated in the students’ kidnapping and murder. It urged the people to be calm and allow the investigators to do their work.
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