Shutdown over church leaders’ killings in Manipur strands 300 vehicles on NH-2
A shutdown in Manipur's Kangpokpi and Senapati districts has stranded over 300 vehicles on National Highway 2 for five consecutive days. The shutdown, called by the Kuki Inpi Manipur and supported by student groups, protests the killings of three church leaders and the alleged detention of 14 civilians. The disruption has severely impacted supply chains and caused hardship for passengers and transport operators.
- ▪The Kuki Inpi Manipur called for a shutdown starting May 13 in protest over the killings of three church leaders in Kangpokpi.
- ▪Over 300 vehicles, including goods trucks and passenger buses, were stranded along the NH-2 between Khongnem and Tumuyon Khullen.
- ▪The Imphal-Mao sector of NH-2 is a critical supply route for Manipur, transporting essential commodities like fuel and food.
- ▪Passengers and drivers reported severe shortages of water, sanitation, and food, with prices of basic goods sharply inflated.
- ▪The shutdown was extended by 48 hours to protest the alleged detention of 14 Kuki civilians by authorities.
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Shutdown over church leaders’ killings in Manipur strands 300 vehicles on NH-2The shutdown has disrupted vehicular movement along the Senapati and Kangpokpi districts sectors of NH 2Published on: May 17, 2026 1:52 PM ISTBy Sobhapati Samom, ManipurShare viaCopy link Over 300 vehicles, mostly goods trucks and passenger buses were stranded on Sunday, on Manipur’s National Highway 2 in Senapati district-- the fifth consecutive day since the shutdown in Kangokpi district.Imphal-Mao sector of the NH-2 serves as one of Manipur’s key supply lines. (HT sourced photo)The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), an apex body of the Kuki community called for shutdown across all Kuki inhabited areas starting midnight of May 13 in mourning and protest over the killing of three church leaders in Kangpokpi.
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