Team News Riveting
Imphal, July 20
A disturbing incident in Manipur has ignited widespread outrage after a video surfaced showing two Kuki women being paraded naked on a road by a group of men from the Meitei community.
The victims were also allegedly gang raped in a nearby field by a few in the mob. The police however made the first arrest in the incident that shocked the entire nation with political parties coming across the party line to condemn the barbaric act.
As per the reports, a large group of men, mostly from the Meitei community, carrying ‘sophisticated weapons’ had attacked the B Phainom village on May 4. They had looted the homes and snatched all valuables and gadgets from the villagers. The mob had burned down the houses in the village and had carried out rampant vandalization. Five villagers, fearing the loss of life, had reportedly fled into the forest.
They were later rescued by the Nonpok Sekmai police team and were being taken to the police station when a mob attacked again and snatched those individuals away from the police. A person was killed on the spot while two women were forced to strip naked by the mob.
They were gang raped in broad daylight by some men in the mob, the complaint states, adding that the murdered person was the brother of one of the women who had tried to save his sister. The other male in the victim family, a 56-year-old man was murdered by the mob too. The women were later paraded naked in the village.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh took to the twitter and said, “After taking a Suo-motu cognisance of the incident immediately after the video surfaced, the Manipur Police swung to action and made the first arrest this morning. A thorough investigation is currently underway and we will ensure strict action is taken against all the perpetrators, including considering the possibility of capital punishment.”
The arrested person has been identified as Huirem Herodas Meitei, the main accused in the Manipur stripping incident. Police said more arrest would be made soon.
Later, the Manipur police control room issued a statement and said three more persons were arrested in connection with the incident. The accused were arrested by the Nonpok Sekmai police.
