Manipur BJP MLA Valte's Family Seeks Probe and District Demand Before Burial

Manipur BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte, a member of the Zomi community, died on February 21 in a Haryana hospital after nearly three years of treatment following a mob assault during 2023 ethnic violence in Imphal. His body was brought to Churachandpur, where the family has requested a postmortem and refused burial until demands—including a separate district for the Zomi tribe and an NIA probe into his death—are met. The Zomi Council will decide on final rites amid official mourning and government engagement.