The father of two children - who went missing along with their mother and three others from Manipur's Jiribam after an encounter between suspected Kuki insurgents and the security forces - has appealed to the authorities to find them.

Operations are underway to trace three women and three children, who have been reported missing since the violence erupted in Jiribam on Monday.

Two civilians were found dead in Manipur's Jiribam district on Tuesday morning, a day after 10 militants were killed in an encounter in the district. The police said three women and three children were missing since the gunfight yesterday.

Ethnic organizations in parts of India’s violence-wracked northeastern state have shut schools and businesses to protest the killings of 10 people by paramilitary soldiers.

Imphal: In a major breakthrough, 10 militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Manipur's Jiribam district on Monday. Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were also reportedly injured in the gunfight at Jakurador Karong in the Borobekra sub-division.