Five months after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, the State government is in the process of firming up a plan for the disposal of unclaimed bodies. An official record blamed the civil society organisations (CSOs) for causing hindrance in “timely disposal of bodies” by taking decisions on behalf of the relatives of the dead.
As many as 94 bodies are lying unclaimed in mortuaries in government hospitals in Imphal and Churachandpur. Six bodies are yet to be identified.
On October 7, Manipur Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi chaired a meeting with Advocate General Lenin Singh Hijam and other officials to discuss the issue of “identification and disposal of bodies in connection with the ongoing law and order crisis.”
