The ITLF issued a statement on Wednesday, writing: “A video which went viral today shows a large Meitei mob parading two Kuki-Zo tribal women naked toward a paddy field to be gang-raped.” Why has a state in India's northeast exploded in ethnic unrest? People are evacuated by the Indian army to a temporary shelter as they flee ethnic violence that has hit the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, near Imphal on May 7, 2023. Singh, a BJP member has come under fire for his failure to defuse ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur. “Even though it is for the court to decide the kind of punishment, the government and its agencies along with the people of Manipur will make efforts so that they are given the highest punishment of today: capital punishment,” he said. Speaking to reporters in the state capital Imphal, Singh said the Manipur state government, which is headed by Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, would not tolerate crimes against “women and our sisters,” adding that the culprits would receive the highest punishment. Biren Singh condemned the incident Thursday, calling it a “crime against humanity.” “Using women as instruments for perpetrating violence is simply unacceptable in a constitutional democracy,” the court said. Biju Boro/AFP via Getty ImagesĪs outrage built over the attack, India’s Supreme Court on Thursday directed the federal and Manipur state governments to take “immediate steps… to hold perpetrators accountable” and “ensure such incidents are not repeated.” CNN has blurred a portion of this photograph that showed graphic imagery. Protesters hold placards during a demonstration over sexual violence against women in Manipur, in Guwahati on Thursday. The footage sparked condemnation from every corner of Indian society, with women from a rights group in Manipur setting fire to the house of the main suspect on Thursday. “What happened with the daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven,” Modi continued, adding the “law will take its course with all its might.” The incident in Manipur is shameful for any civil society.” Modi addressed the situation in the state for the first time on Thursday, saying: “My heart is filled with grief and anger. The horrific footage emerged more than two months after the incident took place ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur triggered state-wide internet restrictions on May 3. The women appear to be being groped and sexually assaulted while surrounded by a mob of men, many brandishing long canes or sticks as weapons. The video, which has been seen by CNN, shows two terrified women being forced to walk naked through a crowd of clothed men.
Authorities are interrogating more than three dozen men in relation to the apparent sexual assault, Reuters reported. Officials said Thursday that four people have been arrested and that police raids are ongoing.
Manipur Police described the incident on Twitter as “a case of abduction, gang rape and murder” on Wednesday. The viral video depicts an incident from May 4, according to the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) but police only made arrests once the footage went online this week. A graphic video showing two women forced by a mob to walk naked in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur has sparked outrage after it emerged on social media and prompted the country’s leader Narendra Modi to break his silence on the months-long inter-ethnic conflict tearing the state apart.
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