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Nearly a fortnight aft the BJP’s erstwhile Manipur MLA Vungzagin Valte died successful a Gurugram hospital, owed to aesculapian complications from injuries caused by a mob onslaught successful Imphal connected May 4, 2023, his burial is yet to instrumentality place.
Valte, a subordinate of a Zomi people and an advisor connected tribal affairs to the erstwhile Manipur CM, was attacked portion leaving the Chief Minister’s office conscionable a time aft taste unit broke retired betwixt the Kuki-Zo and Meitei people. He was paralysed successful the onslaught and died connected February 21. Valte’s assemblage is being preserved successful a heavy freezer astatine the morgue of Churachandpur territory hospital, his lad Joseph Valte told The Hindu.
The Valte household and the assemblage leaders of the Zomi people person listed respective demands to beryllium met earlier they are consenting to execute the past rites for Valte. The Zomi Coordination Committee (ZCC) has been formed to property for these demands, which includes a National Investigation Agency probe into the assault, and a governmental solution to the conflict. The ZCC has announced a period of mourning successful honour of the precocious MLA, who was a three-time legislator.
A elder authorities authoritative said that attempts are being made to person the household and assemblage members to execute the past rites of the MLA portion their demands are being studied.
Seeking justness for Valte
On March 2, Manipur Deputy CM Losii Dikho visited Churachandpur wherever helium met with Valte’s family. In a gathering with Mr. Dikho, the ZCC demanded that those liable for the battle connected Valte are investigated, prosecuted, and brought to justice.
“The request to expedite probe successful cases of deaths arising from convulsive assaults was discussed. Discussion was held connected the aboriginal people of enactment toward bid and connected advancing governmental solution nether the Suspension of Operations model successful a mode acceptable to each communities,” a connection by the ZCC said.
The lawman CM told the ZCC radical that the authorities is committed to pursuing justness for Valte.
In a missive to Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected September 13, 2025, Valte himself had accused equipped Meitei radical Arambai Tenggol, blaming it for the battle which near him paralysed.
Over the past 3 years, Valte had developed aesculapian complications owed to life-threatening injuries helium suffered during the attack. On February 8, helium was airlifted from Imphal to the nationalist superior for precocious attraction astatine a backstage infirmary successful Gurugram wherever helium passed distant connected February 21.
