The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) announced that the funeral of 12 Kuki-Zo men, including the 10 killed in a gunfight with CRPF in Jiribam, will be held in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on December 5.
The ITLF held an emergency meeting on Saturday, following which the announcement was made.
Earlier, ITLF had decided that the funeral of the Kuki-Zo youths would not be conducted till their post-mortem reports were handed to the families.
Meanwhile, the Manipur government has extended the suspension of mobile internet services in nine districts of the state until December 3. The decision comes after a review of the current law and order situation.
An official order from the Home Department stated that mobile internet, including mobile data services, VSATs, and VPN services, will remain suspended in the districts of Imphal West, Imphal East, Kakching, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, Pherzawl, and Jiribam until 5:15 pm on December 3.
The order emphasized that the suspension is being enforced in the public interest, with a focus on maintaining law and order during this period.
