GUWAHATI: The last rites of nine Meiteis, including three women and an equal number of children killed in three separate incidents in Jiribam district of Manipur recently, were performed on Friday after the bodies were brought from Assam’s Silchar Medical College and Hospital. Escorted by cops, two trucks carried the bodies to Jiribam.
Sources said that family members and village representatives of the deceased had gone to collect the bodies. Later, the last rites were performed in the presence of grieving family members, relatives and locals.
The three women and the children, including an eight-month-old, were reported missing after November 11 gunfight in Jiribam in which security forces killed 10 militants. Kuki-Zo organisations claimed they were village volunteers.
The bodies of the six women and children were recovered from Assam-Manipur border and taken to Silchar hospital for post-mortem.
Their killings had triggered widespread protests in Imphal valley. Irate mobs had attacked houses of ministers and MLAs for failing to check violence and protect the lives of people.