Imphal, May 2 -- Amid grief and public anger, the last rites of two young children killed in the recent blast at Tronglaobi were performed on Saturday at Lamthabung under Phougakchao Ikhai in Bishnupur district.
The mortal remains of the victims-a five-month-old baby girl and a five-year-old baby boy-were handed over to their families from the mortuary of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) earlier in the day. The children had succumbed to injuries sustained in a bomb explosion that occurred on the night of April 6 and 7 at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai.
Scenes of deep sorrow unfolded as thousands of mourners, including local residents and representatives of various civil society organisations, gathered to pay their last respects. Flo...