Families members of the two persons, who were drowned in Dzii River organized prayer service initiated by Yimchunger union Kohima (YUK) at Dzü Bridge, Tuesday.
S. Pinthang Yimchunger and Tarkal Bahadur were drowned in Dzii River on July 20. The bodies could not be recovered even after several days of search. The searched was also hampered due to incessant rain and increase inflow of water level. The prayer programme was led by John Tochimong executive chairman YUK.
Prayer for the departed soul and the family members was said by Foki church secretary YBBK. The programme was attended by neighboring villages including Rüsoma, Dihoma, Thizama, Tuophema, Gariphema, Kijümetouma along with home guard, civil defence, YUK officials, deceased family members and others.