Imphal, A Naga civil society organisation has issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the return of the severed head of a man allegedly killed by armed groups in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district.
The state had earlier witnessed ethnic violence between Imphal Valley-based Meiteis and adjoining hills-based Kukis, in which over 300 people were killed, while 49 remained missing, and thousands were rendered homeless.
Post-mortem will not be conducted till his head is returned to his family members for a dignified burial. We will not allow state machinery to mutilate the remains further while his head is treated as a trophy by militants. Her killing triggered an exchange of fire between Kuki and Naga armed groups, which continued till Saturday morning.
The killings started after a 22-year-old mother of five was shot dead by unknown assailants in Kuki-dominated Chassad village in Naga-majority Kamjong district on Friday night. In a statement on Sunday, the Joint Tribes Council Manipur said, “The head of Ajinbou R remains missing.
