Imphal, Oct. 31 -- Security forces found a missing Kuki man in Manipur's Senapati district on Friday after he became stranded there due to a 48-hour shutdown in neighbouring Kangpokpi district.

The man, identified as 39-year-old Laljahao Saum, was traced by the district police and the Assam Rifles after a missing-person report was filed on Friday morning.

Officials said his phone battery had died, cutting off communication. He was later found safe at Senapati Bazar and escorted back to his home district.

The incident took place during a 48-hour shutdown called by the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) to demand the release of two other Kuki youths, Thangginlun Chongloi and Paoginlal Hangsing.

The two reportedly went missing after they w...