Body of A-I crew member brought to Kangpokpi from Dimapur

The body of Lamnunthem Singson, one of the crew members of the Air India flight which crashed on June 12, arrived late Thursday in Manipur's Kangpokpi district from neighbouring Nagaland's Dimapur airport.
Holding candles, people in Kangpokpi town formed a human chain all the way till her residence. Her body was flown from Ahemedabad this afternoon after her DNA sample was matched with one of her three brothers.
Lamnunthem's body was supposed to be brought to Imphal airport. The state had made preparations to transport it to Kangpokpi. The Coordination Committee on Manipur's Integrity (COCOCMI), an influential Meitei body, also announced its co-operation for safe transportation of the body.
The family, however, chose to bring the body from Dimapur.
'The decision was taken by her family… We want to avoid unnecessary political overtones over our deceased daughter's coffin,' said Ng Lun Kipgen, one of Lamnunthem's uncles.
Lamnunthem was one of two crew members who died in the crash. The other was 21-year-old Nganthoi Sharma Kongbrailatpam from Thoubal town.

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