SENAPATI: The missing severed head of Ajinpou Ringkangmai, 52, of Makui village, who was killed and beheaded in an attack on October 10, was reportedly recovered by a joint team of the CRPF and Manipur Police on Wednesday.
Ajinpou, son of Namhothiubou Ringkangmai, was among four individuals reportedly killed in an ambush by suspected Kuki militants. While his body was recovered on the day of the incident, his severed head was missing.
The other victims were identified as Dibambou Ringkangmai, 48, son of Kingsubui Ringkangmai, also from Makui village; Machungamang Daimai, 23, son of Ajanbou Daimai of Thalon village, Tamenglong, who was killed at Tapon village; and Ramningpou Gangmei, 53, son of Lungsangpou Gangmei of Luangchum village, Tamenglong, a Naga village guard who was killed at Makui Asang village.
The Joint Tribes Council (JTC-Manipur) and other civil society organisations had demanded that the Manipur and Central governments recover and return Ajinpou’s severed head within 48 hours. The JTC had also demanded that the post-mortem examinations of Ajinpou and Dibambou be suspended until the missing head was recovered and returned to the family for a dignified burial.
Of the four victims, the two village guards from Tamenglong district have reportedly been buried. The bodies of Ajinpou and Dibambou remained at the mortuary of the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) in Imphal.
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The bodies were scheduled to undergo post-mortem examinations at 4 pm on Thursday, after which they would be taken to Makhan (Liangmai) Naga village for burial the same day, according to the information available.
Meanwhile, video clips showing Ajinpou Ringkangmai mutilated body, after the attack have been circulating on social media.