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Nfiw: NFIW seeks Amit Shah’s intervention in handling decaying bodies in Manipur mortuaries | India News
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NEW DELHI: The National Federation of Indian Women has written to home minister Amit Shah seeking urgent intervention in the issue of several decaying dead bodies reported to be lying unidentified and unclaimed in several mortuaries in Manipur.
From demanding that a medical board be constituted with immediate effect to carry out post-mortems to adequate cold storage facilities and ensuring safe passage for families of deceased persons to claim the bodies, NFIW highlights the need to “provide a dignified resting place for the deceased, allowing their families to mourn and perform the last rites with the respect and solemnity they deserve.”
The Left backed NFIW in its letter highlights with concern that the outbreak of violence in Manipur on 3 May 2023 has resulted in “unimaginable devastation”.
NFIW general secretary Annie Raja through the letter seeks “immediate constitution of a medical board headed by an independent forensic expert from a reputed medical institute to conduct post-mortem on the dead including the unidentified dead bodies lying in the morgues before pieces of evidence are destroyed.”
“We urge you to allocate the necessary resources to ensure that hospitals in Manipur have access to adequate cold storage facilities. Also families of persons who are missing and feared dead are unable to reach the mortuaries. The state may designate an officer who can be contacted and who will facilitate visits by such families to mortuaries under escort/protection and enable the process of identification and handing over of dead bodies,” it is stated in the letter to the home minister.
NFIW also demands measures to ensure safe passage of the families of the deceased to Manipur, enabling them to claim the bodies of their loved ones and perform the necessary and dignified last rites. “It is of significant importance that the bereaved families have the opportunity to bid farewell to their loved ones swiftly and safely and arranged by the state,” Raja concludes.
From demanding that a medical board be constituted with immediate effect to carry out post-mortems to adequate cold storage facilities and ensuring safe passage for families of deceased persons to claim the bodies, NFIW highlights the need to “provide a dignified resting place for the deceased, allowing their families to mourn and perform the last rites with the respect and solemnity they deserve.”
The Left backed NFIW in its letter highlights with concern that the outbreak of violence in Manipur on 3 May 2023 has resulted in “unimaginable devastation”.
NFIW general secretary Annie Raja through the letter seeks “immediate constitution of a medical board headed by an independent forensic expert from a reputed medical institute to conduct post-mortem on the dead including the unidentified dead bodies lying in the morgues before pieces of evidence are destroyed.”
“We urge you to allocate the necessary resources to ensure that hospitals in Manipur have access to adequate cold storage facilities. Also families of persons who are missing and feared dead are unable to reach the mortuaries. The state may designate an officer who can be contacted and who will facilitate visits by such families to mortuaries under escort/protection and enable the process of identification and handing over of dead bodies,” it is stated in the letter to the home minister.
NFIW also demands measures to ensure safe passage of the families of the deceased to Manipur, enabling them to claim the bodies of their loved ones and perform the necessary and dignified last rites. “It is of significant importance that the bereaved families have the opportunity to bid farewell to their loved ones swiftly and safely and arranged by the state,” Raja concludes.
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