Guwahati: A tribal organisation of Manipur, Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU), has requested the authorities to facilitate bringing back to Kangpokpi d.
CoTU made it very clear that the decision to claim the dead bodies is not in any way related or a step towards the peace and normalcy initiative of the government.
A senior official of Imphal East district said they will act according to government instructions but are yet to receive any formal request from the tribal body.
As part of the 5th Remembrance Day, CoTU imposed a 15-hour total shutdown in the entire district apart from displaying a coffin rally and candlelight vigil to pay tributes.