Coffin rally staged in Kangpokpi
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Our Correspondent
KANGPOKPI, Jun 6 : A huge number of mourners on Saturday joined a coffin rally from Kangpokpi District Headquarters to the Martyrs' Cemetery at Phaijang, where three villagers killed in the recent Loibol attack were laid to rest amid a district-wide shutdown, and renewed demands for justice and stronger security measures.
The victims, including a young couple and another man whose wife is expecting a child, were killed in a pre-dawn attack at Loibol village on June 5. In funeral processions, thousands accompanied the coffins as they were transported from Kangpokpi District Hospital to Phaijang. With a total shutdown observed across the district, normal life came to a standstill as people united in grief and solidarity. Symbolically dressed in traditional attire, Kuki-Zo youths along with the community leaders received the bodies with the highest honours and carried the coffins shoulder-to-shoulder to the Martyrs' Cemetery, while mourners followed behind, raising slogans and paying their final respects. Following a condolence service, traditional shawls were draped over the coffins as a mark of tribute and solidarity. The mortal remains of the three slain villagers were then laid to rest following a ceremonial gun salute.
KANGPOKPI, Jun 6 : A huge number of mourners on Saturday joined a coffin rally from Kangpokpi District Headquarters to the Martyrs' Cemetery at Phaijang, where three villagers killed in the recent Loibol attack were laid to rest amid a district-wide shutdown, and renewed demands for justice and stronger security measures.
The victims, including a young couple and another man whose wife is expecting a child, were killed in a pre-dawn attack at Loibol village on June 5. In funeral processions, thousands accompanied the coffins as they were transported from Kangpokpi District Hospital to Phaijang. With a total shutdown observed across the district, normal life came to a standstill as people united in grief and solidarity. Symbolically dressed in traditional attire, Kuki-Zo youths along with the community leaders received the bodies with the highest honours and carried the coffins shoulder-to-shoulder to the Martyrs' Cemetery, while mourners followed behind, raising slogans and paying their final respects. Following a condolence service, traditional shawls were draped over the coffins as a mark of tribute and solidarity. The mortal remains of the three slain villagers were then laid to rest following a ceremonial gun salute.