Imphal, July 3 -- BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte, who died in February from injuries sustained in a mob attack during the 2023 ethnic violence in Manipur, will be laid to rest on Saturday, more than four months after his death.

In a statement issued on Friday, the Zomi Council said the three-time MLA from Thanlon constituency would be buried at Dorcas Veng village cemetery in Churachandpur district at around 1.30 p.m.

Valte, 61, a member of the Zomi community, died on February 20 at a private hospital in Gurugram after battling injuries he suffered in an attack at Imphal's Nagamapal area during the outbreak of ethnic violence in May 2023.

After nearly two years of treatment in Delhi, he returned to Churachandpur with his wife in April 2025. H...