Kohima, October 28 2008: THE ZELIANGRONG Women Union, Tamenglong district in a strong worded press note, has said that the setting ablaze of a passenger bus in Assam by the cadres of Kuki Liberation Organisation/Kuki Liberation Army (KLO/KLA) on October 23 killing two passengers, can invite unwanted consequences.

In a statement, the ZWU-TML District urged the KLO/KLA not to provoke things or else situation may go out of gear.

The Zeliangrong women's body alleged that the Kuki militants on October 23 seemed to have targetted the Zeliangrong passengers.

The statement further alleged that after all the passengers had moved out of the vehicle on the fateful night at Loharijan in Assam, the militants shut the vehicle doors although the assailants knew that a woman in Zeliangrong traditional attire was still inside the bus.

After closing the doors from outside, the militants set the bus on fire killing Robert Goimei s/o Dingenang Goimei of Tamenglong and Ginthailiu Gangmei w/o Lanbidimpou Gangmei of Bishenpur, both belonged to Zeliangrong community, alleged the ZWU-TML District.

Meanwhile, family members of both the victims have expresed gratitude to MLA Gaikhangam, MLA Awangbow, MLA Khangthonang, Ex-MLA Samuel Jendai, former Naga vice president Gaingam, Army official of ASC, Aeliangrong Union, AZSU, Rongmei Lu Phuam, Rongmei Christian Church, Dimapur, Zeliangrong Women Union, Tamenglong, Thoiba Longmei, all the doctors who assisted the victims, Zeliangrong Baudi, Nagaland, advocate Alin Kamei, Athiu Remei, RNBA, Athiu Gonmei of Nagaland and all those people who helped the victims brought back the lifeless bodies of the victims to Manipur from Assam.