Overview

• The remains of flight attendants Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi Sharma and Lamnunthem Singson are undergoing DNA tests in Ahmedabad ahead of repatriation.
• The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity has appealed for all communities to cooperate in receiving the mortal remains at Imphal airport.
• The Manipur government has offered logistical support and security arrangements to transport the bodies according to the families’ wishes.
• Singson’s family insists on repatriation via Dimapur rather than Imphal citing safety concerns, a stance backed by some Kuki groups but viewed with caution by others.
• An ethnic conflict since May 2023 has claimed at least 260 lives and displaced around 50,000 people, exacerbating mistrust between Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities.