Guwahati, Sept. 1 -- The Thadou Community International (TCI) on Sunday demanded immediate security for Thadou leaders and their families in Assam and Manipur following the killing of respected community figure Nehkam Jomhao (59).

TCI described the incident as a "cold-blooded murder," claiming it reflects a broader pattern of persecution and cultural genocide faced by the Thadou people at the hands of Kuki militant groups.

Jomhao, Chairman of the Thadou Literature Society, Assam, was one of seventeen delegates who travelled to Imphal on August 6 to participate in a peace meeting between the Thadou and Meitei communities. Police confirmed that armed cadres abducted him near his home in Manja village, Karbi Anglong, tortured him, and late...