Manipur horror: Two women who were seen in sexual violence video approach Supreme Court

Two women who were seen in the Manipur sexual violence video approached the Supreme Court on Monday. A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud will hear their plea today. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra will take up the plea.

The Manipur Police launched a massive manhunt to nab all the accused. The police so far arrested 7 accused, including the man culprit.

Earlier, Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey on Sunday provided compensation to the two victims of a heinous gangrape crime. She has also provided Rs 15,000 each to seven veterans in Manipur’s Churachandpur area who had been injured during the violence that has the entire state in its grip. She has also met the Central Statistical Office (CSO) and other people in the Churachandpur area.

She has taken complaints from all over the state and will provide a detailed report of the complete situation to the Centre soon. 

Manipur videos triggered outrage

On July 19, videos of Manipur horror surfaced on social media which shook the nation’s consciences. The video was shot on May 4 – the day clashes between two ethnic groups began in the northeast state – showed brutal crime in which a large number of men made two women parade naked and molested them. 

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recorded an FIR to assume control over the probe into the alleged rape incident in Manipur’s Thoubal area, where three women were stripped and marched naked. Under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and IT Act, the central agency has filed a case for murder, gang rape, outraging modesty, and criminal assault.

Ever since the violence began in Manipur, more than 10,000 FIRs have been registered while 181 people have lost their lives including 60 Meitei, 113 Kuki, 3 CAPF, 1 Nepali, 1 NAGA, 1 unknown, 21 women — 17 Kuki, 3 meitei, 1 NAGA.

Violence in Manipur

More than 120 people have lost their lives and over 3,000 injured since ethnic violence broke out on May 3 when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe status. Around 40,000 central security personnel, besides the Manipur Police, have been deployed to control the violence and bring back normality in the state.

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