IMPHAL, Dec 4: The Manipur State Commission for Women (MSCW) has established a three-member fact-finding team to investigate the gruesome killings of three children and three women in Jiribam. The victims, all from the same family, were abducted on November 11, and their bodies were discovered four days later.
The team visited Jiribam on November 28, 2024, to assess the situation and collect crucial information about the abductions and murders. On November 29, the committee met with the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Jiribam, Krishna Kumar, and officials from various departments, including police, social welfare, and medical teams, to address immediate issues and discuss long-term support measures for those affected.
The MSCW committee also held discussions with the Special Superintendent of Police and Nodal Officers of relief camps to improve camp infrastructure and living conditions for the displaced. Additionally, they inspected the One Stop Center in Jiribam to evaluate the support provided to the victims’ families.
During their visit, the team met the bereaved families to hear their concerns and assured them of ongoing efforts to deliver justice.
The horrific incident involved the abduction of six individuals—three children, including a 10-month-old, and three women, including a 60-year-old. Their bodies were found on November 15. Three bodies were discovered floating in the Barak River, while the other three were stuffed in gunny bags.
The victims endured extreme violence, where two-year-old Laishram Chingkhei Nganba Singh suffered a gunshot wound to the face, a missing right eye, and blunt force trauma. His mother, 25-year-old Laishram Heitombi Devi, sustained four gunshot wounds that fatally damaged her heart and lungs. Sixty-eight-year-old Yurembam Rani Devi suffered five bullet wounds to her skull, chest, abdomen, and arm.
