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Manipur violence highlights: Human chain formed in Ranchi to protest against incident
Manipur violence news LIVE: So far, six people, including a juvenile, have been arrested in the case of two women being paraded naked during ethnic clashes.
Manipur violence updates: Amidst the uproar over the May 4 incident where two women from Kuki tribe were paraded naked in a violence-hit northeastern state, two individuals, including one juvenile, were arrested on Saturday in connection with the case. So far, six people, including one person seen in a viral video dragging one of the women at B. Phainom village, have been apprehended. The police are making ‘all-out’ efforts to arrest the remaining culprits by conducting raids at suspected hideouts. The four individuals arrested earlier were remanded in 11-day police custody on Friday....Read More
Similar incidents that occurred during the ethnic clashes in Manipur came to light, alongside the one that received massive attention due to the viral video. In the case of the alleged rape and murder of two women in Imphal East district in May, the registered case by Manipur Police does not include any section pertaining to sexual assault on the victims, news agency PTI reported. Instead, charges of robbery, mischief, and trespass have been registered.
On May 16, a zero FIR was filed at Saikul police station in Kangpopki district, which is 35 km away from the incident's site. The complaint was made by the mother of one of the victims. She claimed that on May 4, her daughter and her friend were brutally murdered after being raped and tortured by a large group of unknown people, estimated to be between 100 to 200 individuals, who are believed to be from the majority community.
US deeply concerned by India sexual assault case in viral videos
The United States said on Sunday it was deeply concerned by reports of viral videos showing two women paraded naked in India's northeastern state of Manipur, a sexual assault case that enraged the country.
The assault, in which a mob allegedly raped and paraded the naked women, took place over two months ago, but it captured national and global attention as the video went viral on social media in the past week. Police have made some arrests.
41 people of Meitei community reach Assam from Mizoram after threat over Manipur video
Forty-one Meitei people have reached Assam from Mizoram after an ex-militants' group asked the community to leave the state following the viral video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur, officials said on Sunday.
Cachar's Superintendent of Police Numal Mahatta said these people reached Silchar from neighbouring Mizoram on Saturday night and they have been kept at the building of the Lakhipur Development Block in Binnakandi area.
Tribal-dominated districts in Gujarat observe bandh over Manipur violence; AAP, Cong support shutdown
A shutdown was observed in tribal dominated regions of Gujarat on Sunday to protest against the failure of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Manipur to control the ethnic strife there.
Several market places in Tapi, Valsad, Dahod, Panchmahal, Narmada and Chhota Udepur among 14 districts with sizable tribal population were deserted as shops remained shuttered and groups of people observed sit-in dharna as part of the 'bandh'.
Human chain formed in Ranchi to protest against Manipur incident
Hundreds of people from the Christian community on Sunday formed a 4 km-long human chain here to protest against the incident of women being paraded naked in ethnic strife-torn Manipur. A special prayer was also organised at St Mary's Cathedral on Ranchi’s Purulia Road.
AAP stages protest in UP's Meerut against atrocities on women in ethnic violence-hit Manipur
The AAP staged a protest here on Sunday after a video purportedly shot on May 4 surfaced online last week, showing two women being paraded naked in Manipur, and raised slogans against the BJP-led central and Manipur governments.
RJD holds protest against the Centre in Patna over Manipur parading incident
‘Country facing criticism from whole world over Manipur incident’: Salman Khurshid
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Salman Khurshid said that the country is facing criticism from whole world over May 4 parading of two women naked in Manipur's Kangpokpi district
Rumours, fake news major menace fuelling violence in Manipur: Officials
The ethnic violence in Manipur that erupted on May 3 and has left over 160 dead has been largely fuelled by rumours and fake news, according to officials from various security agencies who have been monitoring the situation in the restive northeastern state.
The despicable May 4 incident in Kangpokpi district, where two women were paraded naked and assaulted by several people, was among the spate of sexual attacks that occurred after a picture of a body wrapped in polythene was circulated in the Imphal valley with a false claim that the victim had been murdered by tribals in Churachandpur.
There won't be any movement towards peace in Manipur till N Biren Singh remains CM: Congress
The Congress claimed on Sunday that there would be no movement towards peace in Manipur as long as N Biren Singh remains the chief minister as it urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to act now and not "deflect, distort and defame to cover up" the "collapse of the so-called double engine governance" in the northeastern state.
'I think that the way PM has said that the whole country is saddened and also ashamed by this incident… no one will be spared'
Union Minister Jitendra Singh spoke on Manipur incident on Sunday. He said, "...I think that the way PM has said that the whole country is saddened and also ashamed by this incident… no one will be spared."
Manipur strip parade: NE gender activists seek action, not politicisation
Gender activists from across the North East, including Manipur, have called for action against the perpetrators of sexual assault and parading of two women naked as seen in a video, but said parties should not politicise the issue. The incident that came to light via the viral video is ''shocking, unfortunate and a gross violation of human rights'', Manipur gender activist and secretary of Women Action for Development (WAD) Sobita Mangsatabam told PTI.
Appeal to opposition with folded hands to join debate in Parliament on Manipur: Anurag Thakur
As Parliament's Monsoon session remained deadlocked over ethnic violence in Manipur, Union minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday appealed to the opposition parties "with folded hands" to join the debate on the issue.
Thakur also urged the opposition not to politicise the issue of atrocities against women in the northeastern state.
‘My head hangs in shame’: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Manipur incident
“My head hangs in shame. Not just Manipur, I do not have words to express my pain and anguish. How somebody can be so inhuman and so brute to deal with women in such a manner. And I am certain in my mind that the law and order enforcement agencies will be working overtime to bring the culprits to the book and to create confidence among the people, particularly among women”: Governor Arif Mohammed Khan
Strip-parade inhuman; PM must intervene to bring peace in Manipur: Irom Sharmila
Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila Sunday described the incident of strip-and-parade of two tribal women as "inhuman" and "very disturbing" and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately intervene to address the situation in her home state.
‘Manipur is a tragedy for all of us. Hatred is being increased for the chair’: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah
Manipur is a tragedy for all of us. Hatred is being increased for the chair (power)...The whole world is talking about it. He (PM) has also replied on this (on the Manipur incident), but he should have said it in Parliament: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah
‘Allow me to help’: DCW chief appeals Manipur govt
After alleging that the Manipur government denied her permission to visit the strife-torn northeastern state, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Sunday reached Imphal, where she will first try meet chief minister N Biren Singh. Read more
DCW chief Swati Maliwal reaches Manipur
Defying Manipur government's alleged request to delay the visit, DCW Swati Maliwal landing in Manipur's Imphal airport to visit the victims of the sexual assault case.
Assam Rifles files sedition case against Manipur civil society group, reports PTI
The Assam Rifles has registered a sedition and defamation case against the chief of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an influential civil society group in Manipur’s capital.
A highly-placed defence source said a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against COCOMI on July 10, after the outfit gave a call to people “not to surrender weapons.”
“We have registered an FIR against COCOMI against Jitendra Ningomba, convener of COCOMI, at Churachandpur police station, under Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), pertaining to sedition; Section 153 A IPC, promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc,” a police officer confirmed.
What did Swati Maliwal say before leaving for Manipur?
"I want to go to Manipur to meet the sexual assault survivors to make sure they have been given legal aid, counselling and compensation," Swati Maliwal said.
Swati Maliwal leaves for Manipur despite alleged denial of her permit to visit strife-torn state
DCW chief Swati Maliwal left for Manipur despite her earlier claim that she was denied permission to visit the strife-torn state.
BJP MLA from Manipur criticised PM Modi for his ‘deafening silence’ over ethnic violence
Forget about 79 days, for such a scale of violence, even a week (of delay in response) is a long time, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Manipur Paolienlal Haokip said criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's press statement on the ethnic violence in the northeastern state after a ‘deafening silence’. Read more
How Himanta Sarma responded of Manmohan Singh's response to Manipur?
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the duplicity of the Congress over Manipur is alarming given former PM Manmohan Singh's response to 'similar crises' in the state. Citing five points, Himanta said during the UPA rule, Manipur saw frequent blockades, massive fuel price hike, Centre's apathy and death of civilians and security personnel which only ended in 2014. Read more
Commotion in Maharashtra assembly over Manipur incident
Both the houses of Maharashtra legislature on Friday witnessed commotion after the opposition parties staged a walkout after they were not allowed to have a discussion on the Manipur situation after a video of women being paraded naked went viral on social media. Read more
‘Using Manipur to hamstring Parliament’: Sushil Modi launches attack at Congress
BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of creating disruption in parliament over the Manipur incident even when the treasury bench was ready to discuss the matter.
He said the BJP wants to run the house and has explicitly said it is ready for debate on the issue but the Congress does not want any debate.
"The Congress does not want a debate the issue therefore it has been disrupting the house for the last two days," he told reporters in Udaipur.
DCW chief allegedly denied permission to visit Manipur
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal alleged on Saturday that the Manipur government has denied her permission to visit the state to interact with survivors of sexual violence.
Maliwal was supposed to visit the northeastern state, rocked by ethnic violence, on July 23. Read more
