Imphal, Nov. 2 -- The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), a Kuki tribal organisation, has demanded the immediate removal of Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho following the abduction and killing of two Kuki youths, accusing him of failing to ensure their safe release.

The demand has intensified political tensions in the state, with the organisation alleging administrative negligence on the Deputy Chief Minister's part.

The victims, identified as Thangginlun Chongloi, 21, and Paoginlal Hangsing, 20, went missing from Taphou Kuki village on October 28. Their bodies were recovered by joint security forces on November 1 from a banana plantation in neighbouring Senapati district. The bodies were reportedly found packed in gunny bags.

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