The funeral programme for 12 Kuki-Zo tribals who were killed in the recent flareup of violence in Jiribam district of Manipur was held on the 5th December 2024 in Lamka.
Thousands of mourners attended the condolence programme at Peace Ground, where tribe leaders called for a thorough investigation into the deaths of 10 village volunteers who were gunned down by CRPF personnel after post-mortem reports showed that they were killed by bullets fired from their back.
The bodies of the village volunteers, which were taken from the morgue to their respective homes the previous evening, were brought to the funeral programme to be garlanded.
A delegation from Mizoram, including Young Mizo Association (CYMA) leaders and advisor to Mizoram CM, Pu Ginzalal Hauzel, attended the event.
The burial ceremony was held in the afternoon at Martyrs Cemetery, where the bodies were laid to rest. The programme included speeches by the families of the martyrs and a gun salute by village volunteers.
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