Imphal, Nov. 14 -- The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has condemned the killing of four Naga civilians, including a mother and her son, in an ambush in Ukhrul district on Friday. The organisation has called for stronger security arrangements along vulnerable highways to prevent further attacks.

Speaking to reporters during a visit to the mortuary of the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) in Imphal on Saturday, COCOMI convenor YK Dhiren questioned the effectiveness of the state's security arrangements. He stressed that protecting ordinary citizens must take precedence over non-essential security duties.

The bodies of the four victims, who were killed in an ambush along the Imphal-Ukhrul road, wer...