Ziro, Jun 1: Hundreds of people from all walks of life joined the candle light procession seeking justice for late Millo Ricky on Friday evening.
Ricky was brutally assaulted by one Dehun Umbrey in Roing on May 10 last. He was evacuated to a Dibrugarh based hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries on May 12 last.
An FIR had been registered against the accused vide Roing PS No. 14/2024 U/S 342/325/307/365/34 IPC. However, the accused is yet to be arrested by Roing police despite passing of more than 20 days since the incident. 
Along with the family members, relatives and well wishers, hundreds of participants from Pan Tanw NGO’s including that of Apatani Women Association Ziro (AWAZ), Arunachal Pradesh Women Welfare Society (APPWWS), Apatani Youth Association and Apatani Student’s Union took part in the candle light procession.
The procession started from Dani Kunia Govt.Higher Secondary School and passed through Treasury up colony, M.G road market and culminated at the traffic point of M.G road market. The participants held placards and chanted justice for the victim. Several speakers also spoke for the arrest of the accused and start of early trial in the case.
Later, the family members and Millo Welfare Society submitted 
a single-point memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, Lower Dibang Valley through the Lower Subansiri DC seeking arrest of the accused person at the earliest to give justice to the departed soul and to instil a sense of fair play in the established rule of law. (DIPRO)

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