IT Correspondent
Jiribam, November 12 :
Jiribam on Wednesday observed a memorial programme in remembrance of 12 people who were killed in different incidents allegedly carried out by armed assailants in the district during the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur, which erupted in May 2023.
The programme was organised by the Managing Committee of the Victims Memorial Complex at Ningsingkhul in Jiribam. Family members of the deceased, along with well-wishers, attended the programme and paid floral tributes to the photographs of the victims while observing a solemn moment of remembrance.
Speaking to media persons, L. Romen Singh, Chairman of the Managing Committee of the Victims Memorial Complex, said that several people lost their lives in Jiribam district during the period of intense violence, including those killed in the November 11, 2024, incident at Jaukradhor.
He described the killing of six innocent people, including three women and three minors, as one of the most tragic incidents during the conflict.
Romen Singh said that the memorial programme was organised to pay tribute to all 12 individuals who lost their lives in different incidents across Jiribam district during the violence.
He further said that this year’s observance was organised on a modest scale as an initial initiative. The committee is planning to establish a trust in collaboration with various civil society organisations (CSOs) of Jiribam to ensure that the Victims Memorial Day is observed on a larger scale in the coming years.
He also appealed to the people of Jiribam to understand the committee’s limitations in organising the programme on a grand scale this year and sought their cooperation in making the memorial observance a larger event in the future.