Imphal, Oct. 31 -- The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) has extended its 48-hour shutdown in Sadar Hills of Manipur's Kangpokpi district by another 24 hours, citing the state government's failure to trace two missing Kuki civilians.

The extension, announced on Saturday, pushes the shutdown deadline from 5 pm on Saturday to midnight on Sunday.

In a statement issued through its Department of Information and Publicity at the Kangpokpi district headquarters, CoTU said the decision was taken due to the lack of satisfactory progress by state authorities in locating the missing individuals.

The two missing youths have been identified as Thangginlun Chongloi and Paoginlal Hangsing, who reportedly went missing on Wednesday. According to reports...