On May 4, there were two horrifying incidents in Manipur. One occurred in B Phainom village, where a mob allegedly stripped and paraded three women, with one of them being gang-raped. Shortly after, in Imphal, the state capital, another mob reportedly raped and killed two women from the Kuki community, who worked as caretakers at a carwash. Both cases involved the same community of victims (Kuki) and perpetrators (Meitei), as mentioned in the filed first information reports (FIRs). Shockingly, no arrests have been made in the Imphal case, similar to the delay in arrests in the B Phainom case, which only happened after a video of the incident went viral.
According to the FIR filed by the victims' father, the two women were siblings aged 21 and 24, and they were raped and murdered in their rented house when the mob entered their room. The crime took place in the Meitei-dominated Konung Manang area of Imphal on May 4, which was the second day of ethnic clashes in Manipur, resulting in significant casualties and displacement.
The father, who is a pastor, suspected that the mob of around 100-200 people belonged to Meitei youth organizations such as Meetei Leepun, Kangleipak Kanba Lup (KKL), Arambai Tenggol, and World Meitei Council, as these groups were named in several complaints of violence.
The FIR in the Imphal case was initially filed as a ""zero FIR"" at the Saikul Police station in Kangpokpi district on May 16, as the victims' family could not immediately reach the police station with jurisdiction. It is unclear when the FIR was transferred to the appropriate Porompat police station. As of the latest information, no arrests have been made in the case.
Concerned citizens, including members of the North American Manipur Tribal Association and women activists, lodged a complaint with the National Commission of Women (NCW) on June 12 regarding the Imphal incident, but there has been no response from the NCW. The commission's chairperson, Rekha Sharma, attempted to verify the authenticity of the complaint and contacted the state authorities, but received no response.
The police officer handling the case stated that the women died of multiple injuries, and the investigation is ongoing.
The Kuki-Zo Unity Forum, represented by Hejang Mizao, has been supporting the family of the two Imphal women and expressed frustration over the lack of police action. She pointed out that the incident was part of a pattern of cases that were not properly investigated, and without viral videos, it becomes challenging to get authorities to act promptly.
Ten Kuki legislators also issued a statement on Thursday, mentioning several cases of inadequate investigation, including the Imphal incident.
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According to the FIR filed by the victims' father, the two women were siblings aged 21 and 24, and they were raped and murdered in their rented house when the mob entered their room. The crime took place in the Meitei-dominated Konung Manang area of Imphal on May 4, which was the second day of ethnic clashes in Manipur, resulting in significant casualties and displacement.
The father, who is a pastor, suspected that the mob of around 100-200 people belonged to Meitei youth organizations such as Meetei Leepun, Kangleipak Kanba Lup (KKL), Arambai Tenggol, and World Meitei Council, as these groups were named in several complaints of violence.
The FIR in the Imphal case was initially filed as a ""zero FIR"" at the Saikul Police station in Kangpokpi district on May 16, as the victims' family could not immediately reach the police station with jurisdiction. It is unclear when the FIR was transferred to the appropriate Porompat police station. As of the latest information, no arrests have been made in the case.
Concerned citizens, including members of the North American Manipur Tribal Association and women activists, lodged a complaint with the National Commission of Women (NCW) on June 12 regarding the Imphal incident, but there has been no response from the NCW. The commission's chairperson, Rekha Sharma, attempted to verify the authenticity of the complaint and contacted the state authorities, but received no response.
The police officer handling the case stated that the women died of multiple injuries, and the investigation is ongoing.
The Kuki-Zo Unity Forum, represented by Hejang Mizao, has been supporting the family of the two Imphal women and expressed frustration over the lack of police action. She pointed out that the incident was part of a pattern of cases that were not properly investigated, and without viral videos, it becomes challenging to get authorities to act promptly.
Ten Kuki legislators also issued a statement on Thursday, mentioning several cases of inadequate investigation, including the Imphal incident.
#Manipur #MEITEI #KUKI #ManipurUnrest #ManipurHorror #ViralVideo #NAGA #NBirenSingh #BJP #AmitShah #PMModi #SmritiIrani #SupriyaShrinate #DerekOBrien #MallikarjunKharge #HWNews #SujitNair
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00:00 two women were raped and killed on May 4th, the same day when we saw that viral video
00:06 of three women being paraded naked happened. In fact, both these incidents happened within
00:11 an hour. And incidentally, the perpetrators were maithis and the two women who were raped
00:20 and killed were cookies.
00:22 That's where it stands. There is an FIR being filed according to Hindustan Times and this
00:26 report is actually from Hindustan Times. An FIR has been filed, a zero FIR has been filed.
00:34 Zero FIR means a FIR was filed when the victim cannot come to a place of jurisdiction where
00:42 the crime happened, to the police station of the jurisdiction where the crime happened,
00:46 you file a zero FIR. So the zero FIR has been filed. Now, Hindustan Times says that they
00:51 are not very clear whether the FIR has been given to the relevant police station for further
00:57 investigation. That said, two murders, two rapes, that is two murder and rape that happened,
01:03 two women, no arrest till date, 4th of May. That's the status as far as that incident
01:12 is concerned.
01:13 Now, the father of the victim, when speaking to Hindustan Times said that my elder daughter's
01:18 friend is a maithi, we are cookies. My elder daughter's friend told us that the mob of
01:26 men and women had entered their house and murdered them. I went to the morgue with the
01:31 police officer there. The doctor said that my daughter were raped and murdered. I filed
01:37 a complaint of rape and murder at the police station. Police have not informed me why they
01:43 have not taken any action. They say that they have preserved the bodies for investigation.
01:51 This is what the father had to say.
01:55 Now the fifth accused on that viral video case on the same day, 4th of May, the fifth
02:05 accused has been arrested, has been arrested yesterday. I guess this arrest has happened
02:12 one after another in the last two days, possibly because of that viral video and possibly because
02:17 of the outrage. Now we've seen a new case on the 4th of May where the father has filed
02:25 a zero FIR, where the family has filed an FIR, but no arrest has been made. So there
02:31 4th of May, no arrest has been made. This arrest, rapid arrest has been made after the
02:39 video has gone viral. So that's the thing I wanted to point out. Another thing I wanted
02:45 to talk to you about is the fifth accused. I'll give you some details of him. The fifth
02:49 accused has been reportedly identified as Ullambam Methi. He's a 19 year old guy. And
02:59 this is that man who was part of that mob. Mind you, there are a thousand people at least
03:05 in that mob. That was the story. Now, Manipur police has appealed to people not to believe
03:13 in rumours and a rumour free helpline they have given and that helpline number is 9233522822.
03:23 This is the number that they have given. And if you need to confirm anything, you can call
03:30 up this particular number and connect with them. That's what I wanted to talk to you
03:35 about. That's my report for today from Manipur. And till I see you in the evening at 10, take
03:41 care.
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