Dimapur Police recorded 30 death cases between January and June 2025, with most identified as non-Naga males.
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DIMAPUR — Dimapur Police have reported a total of 30 death cases, or dead bodies recovered, between January and June 30 this year.
Out of the total, 21 were identified as non-Naga males. The remaining included one Naga male aged 44, one male from Manipur age 32, one unidentified male, three unidentified females, two newborn baby boys, and one baby girl.
While speaking to Eastern Mirror, Dimapur Police officials explained that whenever a dead body is recovered, it is immediately taken to the morgue at District Hospital for post-mortem examination.
The body is then kept in the morgue for up to 72 hours, during which a public notice is published in local newspapers to help identify and notify family members.
If no one claims the body within 72 hours, the police inform the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC.
The latter, then, cremates the body.
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According to the police, most of the non-locals found dead are beggars who often die due to illness, starvation, or drug overdose.
Many of these individuals arrive in Nagaland by train and continue begging despite being sent back, as they reportedly earn more in Nagaland.
Police also mentioned that in the case of newborns, any recovered infant body automatically leads to the registration of a case under infanticide.