Editorial

Kohima laga heartbreak – Ekta Wake-Up Call Justice aru Safety nimite

Kohima, Nagaland laga capital, ekta jagah ase juntu peace aru unity karone famous ase. Kintu recent murder of 22-year-old Vihozhonu Zao, ekta young basketball player, sob mnau laga mon jolai dishe. Kohima juntu safe city hisap te jane jai, etiya question uthi ase — ki human safety khali ekta hope niki, na ekta right?

Vihozhonu laga dead body toh Old Ministers’ Hill Colony side te, ekta suspicious condition te paishe. Etu incident karone full Nagaland te anger aru sadness uthi ase. Civil society groups, women’s organisations, student unions aru sports associations sob ekta voice te demand kuri ase — justice aru transparency. Nagaland police ekta Special Investigation Team (SIT) banai dishe, aru Nagaland State Commission for Women bhi case upor te action lobole announce kuri dishe. Kintu public trust toh easily ahi bole naparibo — karon etu ekta incident nohoi, etu toh system laga weakness dekhai ase, juntu women safety ke serious para naloi.

Kohima etiya ekta contradiction te ase. Ekta side te safe city buli jani jai, kintu reality te ekta young girl safe nohoi nijor area te. Etu dekhai ase ki women safety toh luck upor te depend nohobo lage, etu ekta right ase juntu protect kora lage. Even traditional aru tight community thaka jagah te bhi violence against women lukai lukai kina choli ase.

Etu bar toh khali justice nohoi, hoilebi faith restore kora laga time ahishe. Public laga voice toh thik ase, kintu etu energy waste nohobo lage. SIT laga kaam fast aru clear hobo lage. Justice toh ekta promise nohoi, etu visible hobo lage — public ke bishwaas dibo lage.

Kintu justice paile bhi wound heal nohobo. City ke question koribo lage — ki women logote safe ase? Ki authority timely respond kure? Ki schools aru sports institutions safe environment di ase? Etu questions laga answer painful hobo pare, kintu without etu, change ahibole naparibo.

Vihozhonu khali ekta victim nohoi — tai ekta inspiration bhi ase. Tai laga death etu dekhaishe ki ekta young talent aru dream mid-way te stop kori dishe. Tai laga naam etiya ekta cry for change hobo lage — khali ekta news headline nohoi kina.

Future te, police aru law agencies ke gender-sensitivity training di bole lage, aru modern investigation system use koribo lage. Community te awareness aru watch groups bana bole lage. Schools aru sports centres bhi woman safety upor te special focus di bole lage. Sobse important toh — safety toh sob manu laga responsibility ase, khali government laga nohoi.

Kohima laga etu dukh ekta warning ase — society te vulnerability ase. Etu pain aru anger ke ekta reform te convert koribo lage. “Justice for Vihozhonu Zao” khali ekta punishment nohoi, etu ekta moral reminder ase — ke amikhan sob daughter aru youth ke protect koribole lage.

Jodi Kohima etiya etu tragedy para uthibo parile unity, responsibility aru compassion para, etu darkness para ekta safer aru stronger tomorrow ahibole paribo.