Men molest two women while parading them naked in Manipur

Security personnel at Konung Mamang, in Imphal East district of Manipur. File pic/PTI

Tension mounted in the hills of Manipur after a May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday showing two women from one of the warring communities being paraded naked by a few men from the other side, officials said here on Wednesday.

The video was doing the rounds on the eve of a planned protest march announced by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF) on Thursday to highlight their plight.

According to a spokesperson of ITLF, the "despicable scene, which happened on May 4 in Kangpokpi district, shows men constantly molesting the helpless women, who cry and plead with their captors.

"The horrifying ordeal suffered by these innocent women is amplified by the perpetrators' decision to share the video, which shows the identity of the victims, on social media."

The police said they are looking into the matter.

While condemning the "sickening act", the spokesperson in demanded that the central and state governments, National Commission for Women and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes take cognisance of the offence.

The Kuki-Zo tribals are planning to raise this issue as well during a proposed protest march in Churchandpur on Thursday.

Manipur has been witnessing clashes between majority the Meiteis, concentrated in Imphal valley, and the Kukis who live in the hills since May 3.

4 May
Day the incident happened, as per tribal leaders

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