Guwahati, Nov. 6 -- The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Sadar Hills, has announced a seven-day suspension of its ongoing total shutdown in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, giving the government a final opportunity to meet its Charter of Demands.

The committee has warned that the shutdown will resume with intensified agitation if the authorities fail to reach an acceptable resolution within this period. It clarified that the temporary suspension does not mean it has withdrawn or softened any of its demands.

The decision follows growing tensions over the abduction of two Kuki youths from Taphou Kuki village on October 28. Their bodies were recovered on November 1, prompting widespread anger and an indefinite shutdown across Kangpokpi distr...