Manipur violence: SC summons top cop

Distressed residents sit near the debris of their houses, which were burnt down by miscreants, in Imphal, on Tuesday. Pic/PTI

There is complete breakdown of law and order and constitutional machinery in Manipur, an outraged Supreme Court observed on Tuesday while terming the investigation carried out by the state police as "tardy" and "too lethargic". Excoriating the law enforcement machinery over unbridled ethnic violence, it said the state police have lost control over the law and order situation, and demanded the personal presence of the director general of police (DGP) when it hears a clutch of petitions on the mayhem in the northeastern state on Monday.

6,523 FIRs filed so far

The bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud sought details from the state government about the date of occurrence of the incident and registration of ‘zero FIR' and regular FIR in the case of two women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted. It also wanted to know how many accused were named in the 6,523 FIRs registered so far and the steps taken for their arrest.

Kharge asks Prez for time

Meanwhile, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has sought time from President Droupadi Murmu on behalf of the Opposition to discuss the Manipur issue, sources said on Tuesday. The opposition parties have been demanding a comprehensive discussion on Manipur violence in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha along with a statement from the prime minister in Parliament. They have now sought the President's intervention in the matter, claiming that the violence in the BJP-ruled state is continuing and many people have lost their lives.

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