Imphal, Nov. 1 -- A group of 21 civil society organisations and youth bodies in Manipur's Kangpokpi district has approached Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking his intervention in the alleged abduction of two Kuki youths by armed Naga elements.

The Joint Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) submitted a memorandum to Shah through the Deputy Commissioner of Kangpokpi. The move followed a joint statement issued by the United Kuki Youth Council (UKYC) and the Kuki Youth Organization (KYO) about the disappearance of the two youths.

The missing individuals have been identified as Paoginlal Hangsing, 20, and Thangginlun Chongloi, 21, both residents of Taphou Kuki village.

According to the youth organisations, the two had been missing for fou...