Tamil girl among two official match ball carriers to represent India in FIFA 2018
June 12: The 2018 FIFA World Cup is all set to start off in Russia on June 13. While fans across India are preparing for it, two Indians will be seen representing the country at the tournament. Nathania John K from Tamil Nadu will be accompanying Rishi Tej of Karnataka at the World Cup.
Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri announced the names of the two kids as a part of an initiative taken up by KIA Motors India who launched the program for Official Match Ball Carriers. While 11-year-old Nathania will be accompanying the players on the field before the Brazil vs Costa Rica match, 10-year-old Rishi will carry the match ball before the Belgium vs Panama game.
Nathania and Rishi will also be the first ever official match ball carriers from India at the FIFA World Cup. They were selected as part of the program which had over 1600 players between the age group of 10 - 14 years.
The FIFA Official Match Ball Carrier program gives 64 schoolkids from different countries a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to not only walk with the players but witness the FIFA 2018 World Cup live in Russia.
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Manipur: Autopsy reports reveal multiple bullet wounds, lacerations on bodies of 3 killed in Jiribam
Imphal, Nov 24: The autopsy reports of three of the six persons killed in Manipur's Jiribam district by suspected Kuki militants revealed multiple bullet injuries and lacerations on various parts of their bodies, officials said on Sunday.
The report of three-year-old Chingkheinganba Singh showed that his right eye was missing and he had a bullet wound in the skull, they said.
The report also noted cut wounds, fractures in the chest, and lacerations on the forearm and other parts of his body. Signed on November 17, the report indicated that the child's body was in a "state of decomposition", they added.
The report said the cause of death would be pending until the receipt of the chemical analysis report of viscera from the Directorate of Forensic Sciences in Guwahati, officials said.
The post-mortem examinations were conducted at the Silchar Medical College Hospital (SMCH) in Assam's Cachar district.
The report also detailed the injuries sustained by his mother, L Heitonbi Devi (25), who had "three bullet wounds in the chest and one in the buttock", officials said.
According to the report, her body was brought to SMCH on November 18, around seven days after her death, they said.
The child's grandmother, Y Rani Devi (60), suffered five bullet wounds -- one in the skull, two in the chest, one in the abdomen, and one in an arm, officials said.
Her body was brought to SMCH on November 17, at least three to five days after her death, the report noted.
The autopsy reports also showed deep lacerations on many parts of the bodies of the two women.
The cause of Rani Devi's death is also yet to be known, awaiting the chemical analysis report of the viscera, officials said.
The post-mortem reports of one more woman and two children are still pending, they said.
The six persons belonging to the Meitei community had gone missing from a relief camp in Jiribam after a gunfight between security forces and suspected Kuki-Zo militants that resulted in the deaths of 10 insurgents on November 11.
Their bodies were found in the Jiri river in Jiribam district, and the nearby Barak river in Assam's Cachar over the next few days.
