The bodies of a woman and two children were brought to a morgue in Assam's Silchar on Friday, amid tension in neighbouring Manipur's Jiribam district after three women and three children were taken hostage by suspected Kuki militants on Monday.

Three of the six people allegedly kidnapped from a relief camp in Manipur's Jiribam after a gunfight between militants and security forces were found dead on Saturday in Jirimukh near the Assam-Manipur border.

Manipur Police officers oversee search for missing persons after gunfight, sparking protests and calls for release.