Paramilitary forces were deployed in view of the violence in Manipur.
Recently, 10 people were killed in an alleged exchange of fire with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the Kuki-Jo community. Meanwhile, a major organization representing the Kuki-Jo community made a major announcement on Sunday. He said the last rites of the young people would not be performed until the post-mortem report was handed over to their families.
The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), a leading organization of Manipur’s Kuki-Jo community, held an emergency meeting to discuss the last rites of the 10 victims in Jiribam district. An ITLF spokesperson said that we have not received the autopsy report yet. The meeting held today is to solve this problem.
ITLF claims the deceased was a village volunteer
ITLF spokesperson Ginj Wuljong told reporters: “We will hold a meeting today regarding the last rites. We are yet to receive the post-mortem reports. Without them, we cannot even touch the body. He said the body was brought here on Saturday and is currently being kept locally. In the hospital morgue.
The autopsies of 10 Kuki-Jo youths were conducted at Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) in Assam. The ITLF claims they are village volunteers, while the Manipur government claims they are militants. Recently, security personnel attacked a police station in Giribam district of Manipur.
The autopsy must be done again – Wualjong
ITLF spokesperson Ginz Wualjong said: “We are waiting for the documents. I don’t know what is going on, maybe something is fishy! If we don’t receive the report, we will have to do another autopsy here. So, after all these formalities are completed Previously, bodies were not cremated.
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He said the Kuki organization was exploring the possibility of conducting another autopsy at the Churachandpur district hospital and the final decision would be taken at a meeting of ITLF senior leaders.
