Ahmedabad plane crash: Manipur govt assures safe handover of crew remains to Kin
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The Manipur government has conveyed to both Tata Group and Air India that it is fully prepared to receive the mortal remains of the two crew members, who died in the plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, in Imphal.Chief secretary PK Singh has said that necessary arrangements have been made to ensure that their remains are treated with highest dignity and respect, and subsequently transported safely to their respective homes.The bodies of two Air India crew members - 26-year-old Lamnunthem Singson and 20-year-old Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi Sharma from Manipur - would be brought back to Imphal after their DNA identification and completion of other formalities, Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), a leading civil society organisation, had said. "The DNA-based identification is expected to take approximately 72 hours. Once the process is complete, the remains will be brought back to their home state of Manipur," said COCOMI's information wing convenor Laikhuram Jayenta.Manipur witnessed ethnic clashes on May 3, 2023 and since then both the Meitei and Kuki communities stay in their respective areas. There is no movement through roads between the two communities in their respective areas. Kuki people travel to Mizoram to move out of Manipur.Sharma belonged to the non-tribal Meitei community and hailed from Manipur's Thoubal district while Singson was a resident of the tribal inhabited Kangpokpi district, and was from the tribal Thadou community.The chief secretary said that the final decision regarding the mode of reception, ceremonies, and other arrangements has been left to the bereaved families. The state is committed to providing all necessary support as per their wishes, Singh said.
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