Manipur violence highlights: ‘Accused should be hanged,’ says Union minister Ramdas Athawale

Manipur violence highlights: Nationwide outrage continues over a viral video showing naked women paraded during ethnic clashes in the northeastern state.

Bengaluru: Members of various organisations holding a placard take part in a protest against the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, in Bengaluru (PTI)

Manipur violence news highlights: The distressing video from Manipur continues to make waves as the nation is shaken by the May 4 incident where two women from the Kuki community were paraded naked in broad daylight by a mob of around 800-1,000 men. Protests are being conducted in several parts of the country demanding the violence in the hill state to end....Read More

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• 22 Jul 2023, 10:09:35 PM IST

  Juvenile among 2 more apprehended in connection with Manipur parading incident

  Two persons, including a juvenile, were apprehended by Manipur Police on Saturday in connection with the May 4 parading of two women naked in Kangpokpi district of the state.

  Till now, six persons, including one who was seen in a viral video dragging one of the women at B. Phainom village, have been nabbed.

• 22 Jul 2023, 09:06:43 PM IST

  Union minister and Manipur MP says interfaith committee formed to bridge ‘gap of mistrust’

  Stating that violence should have never happened in Manipur, Union Minister of State for Education Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Saturday said an interfaith committee has been formed to bridge the "gap of mistrust".

  Singh, whose house in Kongba Nandeibam in Manipur’s Imphal East district had been set on fire in mid-June during a clash, told PTI, "I always pray to god that let the darkness get over. An interfaith community has been constituted to bridge the gap of mistrust. The darkness should not recur again."

• 22 Jul 2023, 07:57:02 PM IST

  Accused responsible for parading incident in Manipur should be hanged, says Union Minister Ramdas Athawale

  Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Saturday called for capital punishment to the accused arrested in connection with the horrific incident of May 4 in Kangpokpi district of the violence-hit Manipur where two women were paraded naked.

  Addressing the media here, Athawale, who is Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, said the central government was viewing the issues in Manipur seriously.

• 22 Jul 2023, 07:34:20 PM IST

  Violence in Manipur caused by 'vicious agenda' of communal forces, says Kerala CM

  Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday termed the accounts of violence emerging from Manipur as "horrifying" and alleged that the ongoing strife in the northeastern state was caused by the "vicious agenda of fuelling communal tensions".

  All secular and democratic forces should demand the restoration of peace and normalcy in Manipur, he urged through his social media handles.

• 22 Jul 2023, 06:52:48 PM IST

  Will present our view on Manipur incident in Parliament, says Union Minister Rijiju

  The Centre will present facts on the Manipur incident in the Parliament, Union Minister for Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju said here on Saturday and declined to speak on the viral video that showed two women being paraded in the north eastern state.

• 22 Jul 2023, 05:46:20 PM IST

  Manipur incident is very sad: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

  “Incidents happened in Rajasthan and West Bengal as well. So many people died during the elections...The situation in Manipur was difficult. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also camped there...The Manipur incident is very sad and PM Modi has also taken cognizance of it,” said BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

• 22 Jul 2023, 05:07:50 PM IST

  Manipur violence: Tribal belt in Gujarat to observe bandh on July 23; Cong extends support

  A bandh will be observed in the tribal belt of Gujarat on Sunday in protest against the ethnic violence and atrocities on women in Manipur, a tribal leader said.

  The opposition Congress has decided to support the bandh in protest against the ruling BJP's "failure" to control the situation in the north-eastern state, a party spokesperson said on Saturday.

• 22 Jul 2023, 04:47:09 PM IST

  “PM Modi, Manipur CM not willing to accept accountability over Manipur”: TMC minister Shashi Panja

  Trinamool Congress MLA and West Bengal Women and Child Welfare Development Minister, Shashi Panja, on Saturday voiced concern over the Manipur viral video, asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clear his stand on the incident.

  The Centre and the Manipur government have come under fire from the Opposition over a viral video from Manipur, purportedly showing two women being paraded in the nude.

• 22 Jul 2023, 03:49:38 PM IST

  UNAU students forum organise a protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar over the Manipur incident.

• 22 Jul 2023, 03:12:28 PM IST

  Meghalaya women's commission demands action in Manipur video incident

  The Meghalaya State Commission for Women on Saturday urged the Centre and the Manipur government to take immediate action against those involved in the incident of two women being paraded naked in the ethnic strife-torn state.

• 22 Jul 2023, 02:47:17 PM IST

  Ex-Army man over Manipur video: 'Fought in Kargil war, but couldn't protect my wife…'

  The husband of one of two women paraded naked and molested by a mob in Manipur's Kangpokpi claimed that he had fought for the nation in the Kargil war and was also in Sri Lanka as part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force. But sadly, he could not save his wife from being humiliated on May 4.

• 22 Jul 2023, 02:30:22 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Gehlot says PM Modi visiting poll-bound states but not Manipur

  Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot, on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of refraining from visiting violence-hit Manipur.

  "For the first time, I have seen that a Prime Minister is visiting Karnataka, Rajasthan and other places for elections, but not Manipur. It is his government in Manipur, just imagine what would he have said if it was a Congress government there," CM Gehlot said while speaking to the media at his residence in Jaipur.

• 22 Jul 2023, 02:04:46 PM IST

  Centre still has a chance to do course correction: RJD's Manjoj Jha

• 22 Jul 2023, 02:01:24 PM IST

  Movie named ‘Manipur Files’ should be made: Sena (UBT)

  Slamming the BJP governments at the Centre as well as in Manipur over the ethnic violence in the state, the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday said a movie titled ‘Manipur Files’ should be made, reported PTI. 

  Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, an editorial in Sena (UBT) organ ‘Saamana’ said the violence and atrocities in the north-eastern state are worse than Kashmir.

  A video shot on May 4 surfaced on Wednesday, showing two women from one of the warring communities in Manipur being paraded naked by a few men from the other side, sparking national outrage.

• 22 Jul 2023, 01:56:04 PM IST

  PM Modi has taken the responsibility, injustice against women will not be tolerated: Union min Dharmendra Pradhan

  Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, "PM Modi has taken the responsibility & assured that injustice against women will not be tolerated and strict action will be taken against the perpetrators...Whatever happened in Manpiur is unfortunate but what happened in West Bengal is even more unfortunate...The people who were raising their voices against Manipur violence, a similar incident happened in West Bengal. It is worrisome & shameful..." (ANI)

• 22 Jul 2023, 01:13:40 PM IST

  Manipur Naga groups demand immediate justice for women paraded naked

  Several Naga civil society organisations in Manipur, including the powerful United Naga Council, All Naga Students’ Association Manipur (ANSAM) and Naga People’s Front, have strongly condemned the inhuman act committed against the two women by a mob on May 4. The UNC asked the Manipur government to take up the case in a fast-track court to deliver justice instantly, reported PTI. 

  “The government must initiate necessary steps for immediate booking of all the people involved in such dehumanizing crime,” the UNC said in a statement. Referring to the viral video clip, the UNC said the incident was extremely deplorable.

• 22 Jul 2023, 12:35:28 PM IST

  Protest erupts in capital Imphal, police deployed 

• 22 Jul 2023, 12:01:09 PM IST

  Issue not only sensitive but important to national security, says Union minister Smriti Irani. Watch 

• 22 Jul 2023, 11:16:55 AM IST

  Another accused in Manipur video case arrested

  The Manipur Police has arrested another accused in connection with a viral video that surfaced on Wednesday showing two women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted by a mob in strife-torn Manipur. Read more

• 22 Jul 2023, 10:49:30 AM IST

  What is the way forward according to Kapil Sibal?

  Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday said the only way forward in Manipur is to sack Chief Minister N Biren Singh and impose President's rule in the state.

  More than 160 people have lost their lives, and several have been injured since ethnic violence broke out in the state 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 (ST) status.

  In a tweet, Sibal said, "The only way forward: Sack Biren Singh; Impose Art. 356; Apologise to the women of our country."

  "Nothing has changed since Nirbhaya: Unnao, Hatharas, Kathua, Bilkis (convicts release). Beti bachao PM ji!" Sibal said.

• 22 Jul 2023, 10:08:51 AM IST

  What Manipur CM said on demands for his resignation

  Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Friday responded to the opposition's calls for his resignation amid a nationwide outrage over the incident of atrocities on women in the northeastern state, saying that his main job is to “bring peace in the state.” Read more

• 22 Jul 2023, 09:27:39 AM IST

  Another shocker from Manipur: Two women raped, killed in Imphal on May 4

  On May 4, just an hour after a mob stripped and paraded three women and allegedly gang-raped one of them in B Phainom village in Manipur, two more women were allegedly raped and murdered by a mob in the state capital of Imphal, according to details of a first information report (FIR) seen by HT. Read more

• 22 Jul 2023, 08:52:56 AM IST

  Touted as India's ‘best’ in 2020, Manipur police station now accused of inaction

  Nongpong Sekmai police station, where two men were murdered and three women were assaulted, by a mob two months ago amid the ongoing Manipur violence, was in 2020 adjudged the best police station in the country. Read more

• 22 Jul 2023, 08:15:55 AM IST

  Assam CM calls on ‘liberals' over ‘ignoring’ similar crimes elsewhere

  Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has questioned the outrage limited to the northeast over a viral video, showing two women being paraded naked in strife-torn Manipur, and asked why similar “brutal crimes elsewhere" were ignored by “so called liberals”. Read more

• 22 Jul 2023, 07:53:37 AM IST

  Manipur video: Why did the police take over two months to act?

  It took more than a month for the FIR in connection with the sexual assault of two women in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on May 4 to be transferred to the relevant police station since the victims had reportedly fled their homes and had complained to the police in another district. Read more

• 22 Jul 2023, 07:48:14 AM IST

  DMK's women wing to stage protest on July 23

  The women wing of DMK will hold a protest against the sexual assault on two women in Manipur on July 23. General secretary of the party Kanimozhi will lead the protest.

• 22 Jul 2023, 07:43:10 AM IST

  Manipur on edge after video of man’s chopped head surfaces

  A new video showing a head on a spike emerged from Manipur on Friday, offering new evidence of the barbaric nature of the ethnic clashes in Manipur after footage appeared of women being paraded naked before they were allegedly gangraped by a mob. Read more