Imphal, Oct. 28 -- A three-hour meeting between the Manipur government and the Joint Action Committee (JAC) over the Khongbal Sunurok killings, in which three civilians were killed, ended in a deadlock on October 27, with the committee refusing to claim the victims' bodies until the government fulfils its assurances.

The JAC said its agitation would continue until the government implements the commitments made during the meeting, including measures to strengthen security in peripheral areas. The bodies of Lairenlakpam Inaobi Meitei, Arubam Ronil Singh and Kshetrimayum Sushil Singh remain unclaimed.

Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam, state legislators and senior Home Department officials met a JAC d...