Imphal, Oct. 15 -- Security forces in Manipur have recovered the severed head of a Naga man five days after he was allegedly killed by Kuki militants in Kangpokpi district, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

A joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Manipur Police recovered the remains of 52-year-old Ajinbou Ringkamai near the site of an October 10 attack in Makui village. The recovery came after Naga civil society organisations issued a 48-hour ultimatum on October 12, demanding that authorities locate and retrieve his missing head.

Ringkamai was among four Naga men killed in an ambush in the village. According to reports, the attackers allegedly decapitated him and fled with his head.

The recovered remains have been ...