• Manipur Mob Killed Many, Torched Homes Before Parading Women Naked: Report

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    Manipur Mob Killed Many, Torched Homes Before Parading Women Naked: Report

    The FIR filed in connection with the parading of two women naked in Manipur stated that before...


    Digital Desk: The FIR filed in connection with the parading of two women naked in Manipur stated that before kidnapping them, a group of armed men came to the village in Kangpokpi district and destroyed and looted houses, injured people, and killed many, in addition to sexually assaulting women.


    The FIR, a copy of which is available with Press Trust of India, said one person was killed by the mob on May 4 while attempting to rescue his sister from being raped before the two were paraded naked and harassed in front of others.


    "Around 900-1000 people armed with sophisticated weapons such as AK rifles, SLR, INSAS, and.303 rifles stormed our village... in Island subdivision, Kangpokpi district, about 68 kilometers south of Saikul police station," the FIR filed at Saikul police station claimed. 


    "The violent mob vandalized all the houses and burned them to the ground after looting all the moveable properties," it added.


    They took away cash, furniture, electronic equipment, food grains, furniture, and cattle heads, it said.


    According to the Press Trust of India, the mob also abducted five people who were rescued by police from a nearby jungle.


    A day after a video showing their humiliation surfaced on July 19, police arrested four persons in connection with parading the women naked and abusing them. The arrests were made a day after the video surfaced; the complaint was filed on June 21 at Saikul police station in Kangpokpi district.


    Meanwhile, the husband of one of the two women paraded naked and assaulted by a group of men is a Kargil war veteran who laments the fact that, while protecting the country, he was unable to save his wife.


    "I fought for the country in the Kargil war and was also part of the Indian Peacekeeping Force in Sri Lanka. I protected the country, but I'm disappointed that I was unable to protect my wife and fellow villagers," he told a local news channel.



    He claimed that on the fatal May 4 morning, a mob set fire to numerous houses in the area disrobed the two women, and forced them to walk down village paths in front of people.


    "Police were present but took no action. "I want those who burned down houses and humiliated women to face exemplary punishment," he said.


    More than 150 people have died and numerous have been injured since ethnic violence erupted in the state on May 3, when a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organized in the hill areas to protest the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.


    Meiteis constitute around 53% of Manipur's population and dwell primarily in the Imphal Valley, while tribals, including Nagas and Kukis, comprise 40% and live primarily in the hill districts.