Highly decomposed bodies of nine unidentified persons, who were blindfolded with hands tied up, have been found buried in a gorge near Chumukedima in Dimapur district of Nagaland.

Police discovered the bodies lying atop each other last night, Dimapur SP V Z Angami said today.

The victims were found blindfolded with hands tied behind and shot from close range on the heads, he said, adding that the bodies were covered with a blue polythene sheet over which some boulders were placed.

It was suspected they might have been killed about two weeks ago as their bodies were in a decomposed state beyond recognition.

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