Jun 20, 2025 01:14 AM IST Lamnunthem Singson was amongst 241 individuals who died when Air India Flight AI 171 crashed simply seconds after takeoff. The mortal stays of Air India cabin crew Lamnunthem Singson, who died within the Ahmedabad aircraft crash on June 12, reached her hometown in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Thursday evening, after being flown to Dimapur airport in Nagaland. Lamnunthem Singson’s physique was flown from Ahmedabad to Dimapur on an IndiGo flight, and obtained by relations, group representatives, and officers on the airport.(X) The 26-year-old was among the many 241 passengers and crew aboard Air India Flight AI 171, which crashed simply seconds after takeoff. Her physique was flown from Ahmedabad to Dimapur on an IndiGo flight, and obtained by relations, group representatives, and officers on the airport. On the best way from Dimapur to Kangpokpi by highway, the convoy halted for a couple of minutes within the Nagaland capital to permit Kuki Union Kohima and Kuki mom’s to bid her farewell and pay tribute to the departed soul, a cousin of Singson instructed PTI. “Normally we (the Kuki people) don’t hold last rites at the night. Most likely it will be held tommorow. Today, there will be prayer sessions and other traditional funeral related programmes,” he stated. Earlier within the day, a solemn programme was held at Dimapur airport to obtain the mortal stays of Singson. On the event, floral tributes have been paid by officers and representatives from a number of organisations, together with the Kuki Community Dimapur, Kuki Students’ Union Nagaland, Naga Council Dimapur, Dimapur District Citizens Forum, Zeliang Youth Organisation Dimapur, Chumoukedima Kuki Union, and the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee. The teams supplied condolences to the bereaved household and paid their final respects to the departed soul. Originally from Old Lambulane colony in Imphal, Singson’s household relocated to Kangpokpi in 2023 following the outbreak of ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities within the state. Tragically, one other cabin crew member from Manipur, Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi Sharma, who belonged to the Meitei group, additionally died in the identical catastrophe. Her mortal stays are but to reach within the state.
