Why have Manipur SITs made little progress?
The HinduA report accessed by The Hindu shows that the special investigation teams, set up by the Supreme Court to investigate cases of rape, sexual offences against women, murder, loot, and arson in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, have filed chargesheets only in a fraction of the cases. Chargesheets, the police summary of allegations, pertaining to various crimes such as rape, sexual offences against women, arson, loot, murder and other heinous acts, have been filed only in 192 cases. Based on the recommendation of the Manipur government, the Supreme Court said the cases should be bundled under three categories — FIRs related to murder and heinous crimes, sexual crimes against women, and other crimes such as loot, arson etc. On August 1, 2023, the State informed the court that 11 FIRs involving cases of violence against women and children had been filed, though this was subject to further verification.