‘We were treated like animals’: Manipur village chief recounts ordeal
1 year, 5 months ago

‘We were treated like animals’: Manipur village chief recounts ordeal

Hindustan Times  

On May 4, as the small Kuki village of B Phainom in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district came under attack, the police were unresponsive on the phone, offered little protection, and even after a brutal sexual assault that later sparked a nationwide outcry, the victims and other residents were forced to take shelter in the jungles and treated like animals, said village chief Thangboi Vaiphei on Thursday. Vaiphei, whose complaint later led to the registration of the first information report in the case where a mob stripped naked and paraded in public three women from the village — said the thousand-strong group of Meitei community members plundered the village, forcing most of the residents, including the women and their two male relatives, to flee. “On seeing the church and houses being set on fire, the women fled the village with other residents and took shelter in the jungles on the hills,” said Vaiphei. His complaint — first registered as a “zero FIR” on May 18 but forwarded to the appropriate police station only on June 21 — said the family was finally rescued by a police team from the Nongpok Samai police station 2km away.

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Manipur: Woman killed in Vishnupur district amid ongoing communal violence
2 months, 1 week ago

Manipur: Woman killed in Vishnupur district amid ongoing communal violence

India TV News  

A woman was shot dead by suspected hills-based terrorists while she was working in paddy fields in Manipur’s Vishnupur district on Sunday. The terrorists reportedly opened fire from hilly areas in the lower Imphal valley, triggering earlier violence among locals who accused the central forces of being ineffective in preventing such attacks. Tension escalated in Jiribam district after the second …

Tribal woman killed, set ablaze in Manipur district
2 months, 1 week ago

Tribal woman killed, set ablaze in Manipur district

Hindustan Times  

A 31-year-old woman was allegedly shot, raped, and set on fire as militants attacked a tribal village in the Jiribam district of Manipur, officials familiar with the matter said on Friday — an incident that ruptured the fragile peace maintained in the strife-torn state for close totwo months. Jiribam Superintendent of Police Khamnam Robinsun Singh wrote to district magistrateKrishna Kumar …

8 killed, 29 injured in Manipur since August 29: source
1 year, 4 months ago

8 killed, 29 injured in Manipur since August 29: source

The Hindu  

As many as 29 people were injured and eight killed in a fresh cycle of violence that erupted on the boundary of Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts in Manipur since August 29, a defence source said on Friday. Nair told PTI that the country’s oldest paramilitary force remained unbiased and had destroyed bunkers, seized weapons and rescued innocent people from both …

Manipur victims speak out: ‘They attacked me like dogs fighting over a bone’
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur victims speak out: ‘They attacked me like dogs fighting over a bone’

The Independent  

Nursing student Chiingsianching Khongsai was folding clothes in her halls of residence when she first heard the sounds of the mob outside. “I gave a sigh of relief, thinking I am safe.” But as she was walking back upstairs with the Meiteis, one of the men from the mob asked for her identity card again. open image in gallery Smoke …

Manipur May 4 sexual violence survivors recount horrific ordeal, including begging policemen for help, in their statements to the police
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur May 4 sexual violence survivors recount horrific ordeal, including begging policemen for help, in their statements to the police

The Hindu  

A 21-year-old woman, who was among the two women stripped, paraded, gang-raped and filmed by a mob in Manipur’s Thoubal on May 4, has said in a statement to the police that they had sought refuge in a police vehicle parked nearby, but the two policemen present initially refused to help, saying, “There is no ignition key.” Later, the policemen …

Manipur: SC slams cops for giving victims to mob
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur: SC slams cops for giving victims to mob

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday described as “horrendous” the video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur and sought information about the steps taken so far over the FIRs lodged, saying it does not want the state police to probe the matter now as they had virtually handed over the women to the rioting mob. Describing the …

Manipur Video: ‘We Have Expelled Him from Community, But What About Our Women?’ Ask Villagers
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur Video: ‘We Have Expelled Him from Community, But What About Our Women?’ Ask Villagers

News 18  

As one enters Nongpok Sekmai area where the house of one of main accused in the Manipur video case where two women were paraded naked in the streets by a mob, one can feel something uncanny. As one goes to Nongpok Meira Paibi, Meitei women group keeps a check whoever is entering the village. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum alleged …

Manipur Violence: ’Let’s not run away from discussion,’ says Anurag Singh Thakur
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur Violence: ’Let’s not run away from discussion,’ says Anurag Singh Thakur

Live Mint  

Amid unrest in Manipur, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Sunday said that atrocities against women in any state are heart-wrenching. Speaking to media here in New Delhi, Thakur said, "It is the state's responsibility to take charge and reduce crime against women.I would request the opposition not to run away from discussions.The opposition should not politicise …

Manipur: Victim's husband recounts horror, alleges 'police didn't come to help' | EXCLUSIVE
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur: Victim's husband recounts horror, alleges 'police didn't come to help' | EXCLUSIVE

India TV News  

Husband recounts horror: The husband of one of the two women who were paraded naked in a heart-wrenching incident in Manipur on Saturday opened up about the incident that occurred on May 4 and claimed that it all happened in the presence of the state police which acted as mute spectators while the women were marched disrobed. "Police did not …

Manipur video: Police approach women victims of mob assault as anger grows
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur video: Police approach women victims of mob assault as anger grows

Hindustan Times  

Manipur Police have established contact with two victims who were stripped and paraded naked by a mob two months ago, officials with knowledge of developments said on Friday, adding that the statements of the women will be recorded soon. Police have arrested four people, and a senior officer aware of the probe details said 12 teams were formed to identify …

More cases of women being assaulted surface in Manipur
1 year, 5 months ago

More cases of women being assaulted surface in Manipur

The Hindu  

Two days after three women were disrobed and paraded naked, one of whom was raped, in Manipur’s Thoubal district, a 45-year-old woman was stripped and set ablaze in Imphal East on May 6. On Thursday, 10 Manipur legislators from the Kuki-Zo community, including seven from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, released a statement mentioning at least four other incidents where …

Manipur violence highlights: All four accused remanded to 11-day police custody, reports cite police
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence highlights: All four accused remanded to 11-day police custody, reports cite police

Hindustan Times  

Manipur violence highlights: The incident of two women being paraded naked by a mob of men in Manipur's Kangpokpi district shook the nation when a 26-second video of the same went viral on Wednesday, almost 77 days after it took place. Following widespread outrage across the country and among political parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the media before the …

'Police Drove Kuki Women Towards Meitei Mob': Villagers Recount Manipur Horror
1 year, 5 months ago

'Police Drove Kuki Women Towards Meitei Mob': Villagers Recount Manipur Horror

The Quint  

The woman witness said that the mob told her that "in Lamka area, your people raped my people, therefore, we are going to do the same to you people." "All those people killed, the women, they were told to stay put inside the police vehicle. However, the policemen instead of driving the women to safety, drove towards the mob and …

Manipur women hit the streets for peace
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur women hit the streets for peace

The Hindu  

Hundreds of women in several districts of Manipur took to the streets on Saturday night to condemn the violence in the state. Meitei women holding fire torches formed human chains on the streets in Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal and Kakching districts from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. At Kongba, a Meira Paibi leader Thounaojam Kiran Devi told reporters, "We …

Useful first step: on probing the ethnic violence in Manipur
1 year, 7 months ago

Useful first step: on probing the ethnic violence in Manipur

The Hindu  

The setting up of a three-member panel by the Union government to probe the ethnic violence in Manipur, that has claimed nearly 100 lives and displaced over 35,000 people, must be welcomed. Riots and ethnic violence in particular rarely occur without driving forces — the fact that this occurred in Manipur with the help of looted weapons from police armouries …

What has spurred ethnic violence in India’s Manipur?
1 year, 8 months ago

What has spurred ethnic violence in India’s Manipur?

Al Jazeera  

Tribal groups are protesting the prospect of Manipur’s majority Meitei community being recognised as a ‘Scheduled Tribe’. The Naga and Kuki tribes: The two mostly Christian tribes form around 40 percent of the state’s population, and enjoy “Scheduled Tribe” status, which gives them land-owning rights in the hills and forests. Violence erupted in the Kuki-dominated Churachandpur district of the state, …

Violence in Manipur: 8 stories that provide insight into the State’s complex sociopolitical history
1 year, 8 months ago

Violence in Manipur: 8 stories that provide insight into the State’s complex sociopolitical history

The Hindu  

Published : May 05, 2023 18:29 IST - 1 MIN READ Communal violence has erupted in the northeastern state of Manipur, displacing over 9,000 people from their villages. The violence broke out during a “Tribal Solidarity March” on May 3, which was organized by the All Tribal Students’ Union of Manipur to protest the inclusion of the Meitei community in …

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