IMPHAL, July 11 -- A joint team of Manipur Police, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Friday arrested a couple for their alleged involvement in the killing of six Nagas in ethnic violence-hit northeastern state. In a post on X, Manipur Police said they launched a "precise operation" to apprehend Wathan Pradip (42) and his wife Ayingbi alias Mangaih (44), allegedly involved in killings on May 13 in Kuki-dominated Leilon Vaiphei village, based on "credible inputs". The accused are residents of Leilon Vaiphei village. The police added that further necessary search and seizure procedures were carried out, along with necessary legal formalities. The six were among 20 Nagas abducted in Leilon Vaiphei village in the aftermath of a twin ambush in Kangpokpi and Noney districts that left four people, including three church leaders, dead. On the same evening, Nagas abducted 28 Kukis. Fourteen Nagas and Kukis each were released on May 15. Fourteen Kuki were freed on June 9, unharmed. Mutilated bodies of six Nagas were found the next day. Naga-Kuki tensions escalated since the May 13 twin ambush. The ethnic clashes in Manipur first began between the Meitei and Kuki communities before involving almost every community. The state's Meitei and the Kuki-Zo communities have shut each other out of the areas they dominate since ethnic clashes began in May 2023, leaving at least 260 people dead and displacing 60,000....