Nurse from Tamenglong found murdered in New Delhi

Imphal, May 23 : A 25-year old unmarried staff nurse of Vinayak Hospital, Derawal Nagar Modern Town in Delhi was found killed suspiciously on May 15 at the Ridge area, Rajpur Civil Lines. Due to late verification, the nurse’s dead body was disposed off by the concerned authority on May 19 at Delhi.

The victim was identified as Langailiu Kamei, 25, daughter of Chun Thuilung (Athui) Kamei of Khumji Part II (Lukhambi) near Longmai (Noney) in Tamenglong district who was presently residing at Gandhi Vihar in Delhi.

Zeliangrong organisations including the Zeliangrong Union (Assam,Manipur,Nagaland), Zeliangrong Culture Council, Zeliangrong Youth Front (Assam, Manipur, Nagaland), Zeliangrong Students’ Union, Manipur and Kabui Mothers’ Association today formed a Joint Action Committee at Namdulong Youth Club in Imphal and took several resolutions asking the Delhi Police to book and punish the culprits under the law and also urging the government of Manipur to put pressure on the Centre on the matter of killing of people from the NE region specially students.

The JAC has questioned why proper security was not being provided to the north eastern people. Languilu Kamei was not the first case as many innocent girls and boys had been killed, it said.

The JAC further appealed to the people to protest for security and compensation for the deceased’s family as she was the only bread earner of her family.

Speaking at a media conference, JAC spokesperson Dr. S Xavier Kamei said that information on the death came only on May 21 although she had been missing since May 13.

The spokesperson further disclosed that Langailu was found on May 15 at Ridge area in Delhi with a knife mark on her throat.

Unfortunately, due to the late information from Delhi, the Zeliangrong people were not present on time in Delhi and the body was disposed off as unclaimed body.

However, the her final rites will be performed according to customary norms tomorrow at her birth place.

In the meantime, the Liangmai Naga Council, Manipur has demanded compensation for the bereaved family and also security for the people from the north east staying in New Delhi.

The Zeliangrong Students’ Union strongly condemned the brutal murder of Langailiu and urged upon the concerned authority to book the culprits immediately in order to create an environment where the Zeliangrong people in particular, and people from the north east in general, could stay away from fear and insecurity.