Bodies of Manipur activists killed in 2015 to be buried

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday said the bodies of eight tribal activists killed in mob violence in September 2015 in the state’s Churachandpur district will be buried on Wednesday.

Singh has been invited to the burial of the bodies which have been preserved in a morgue since September. Officials however, said the CM may not go due to security concerns.

The activists were killed in the violence that took place after the Manipur assembly passed three Inner Line Permit Bills on August 31, 2015. The All Tribal Women’s Union and the All Tribal Movement Lamka have also opposed the MoU signed between the government and the Joint Action Committee against the ‘anti-tribal Bills’.