Manipur-Based Zeliangrong Leader Found Shot Dead, NSCN-IM A Suspect
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Athuan Abonmai, who had presided Zeliangrong Baudi (ZB), the top body of the Zeliangrong community, was found dead with gunshot injuries
A former leader of the Zeliangrong community, a Naga tribe that also has a considerable population in Manipur, was found dead on Wednesday after being abducted for over 24 hours allegedly by the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM).
This comes at a time when the Naga peace process based on the Framework Agreement with the NSCN-IM, which has been in ceasefire agreement with the centre since 1997, is closing in.
Athuan Abonmai, who had presided Zeliangrong Baudi (ZB), the top body of the Zeliangrong community, was found dead with gunshot injuries at a stone-crushing unit.
According to the FIR by the son, Arai Abonmai, his father left home on September 22 to attend a community outreach programme of the government to bring equal development in both the hills and valley. The programme was held at Tamenglong polo ground.
