Kohima, Oct 30: The sports fraternity and civil society organisations in Nagaland’s capital, Kohima, held a candlelight vigil on Wednesday in memory of Late Vihozhonu Zao, a 22-year-old state-level basketball player who was murdered by unidentified persons .

The vigil, organised by the Kohima District Basketball Association (KDBA), took place at the D Khel Basketball Court, Seikhazou.

According to reports, Zao’s body, bearing multiple wound marks, was discovered by neighbours in the early hours of Saturday outside her residence at Old Ministers’ Hill, Kohima, after she went missing on Friday.

The gruesome killing has sparked outrage and grief across Nagaland’s sporting community, prompting police to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident.

Speaking during the v

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