Last respect paid to youth killed in clash
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, May 20 2023:
Family members, local residents and people from different parts of the state gathered on Saturday to pay last respect to 20-year-old Khoirom Meiraba, who was killed while trying to evacuate affected people of Torbung Bangla when armed Kuki mil-itants started burning houses and attacking the locals.
Meiraba was the only son of two children of Khoirom Sunil and Ibemcha of lthai Dam Makhong.
He is survived by his parents, wife Sanathoi, one year and eight months old son, and a younger sister.
According to the local res-idents and family members, he left home to help innocent civilians of Torbung Bangla when the armed Kuki mili-tants started attacking them and burning their houses on May 3 afternoon.
He was hit by several bullets on his thigh and other body parts and succumbed to injuries the next day.
Rich tributes were paid to the victim at his na-tive village on Saturday while according him the honour of a martyr.