Manipur violence: Centre faces the warmth over two girls paraded bare; 4 arrested

By PTI

NEW DELHI/IMPHAL: The grinding violence that has roiled Manipur for greater than two months burst onto the nationwide centre stage on Thursday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CJI D Y Chandrachud expressed deep anguish over a graphic video of two disrobed girls being brutalised by a mob, calling the incident “shameful” and “unacceptable.”

The incident in a village in Kangpokpi district that was captured within the 26-second video and stoked a nationwide outrage passed off a day after ethnic violence erupted within the northeastern state on May 3 however the horrific footage surfaced solely on Wednesday and have become viral after the web ban was lifted.

Hours after Prime Minister Modi in his first public feedback on the Manipur violence vowed that no responsible will probably be spared and legislation will act with its “full might and firmness”, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh stated the police have arrested two males.

CJI Chandrachud additionally warned that the apex court docket will take motion if nothing is going on on the bottom.

Taking suo motu cognisance of the video, police final night time stated a case of abduction, gang rape and homicide was registered at Nongpok Sekmai police station towards unknown armed males.

ALSO READ | CM Biren says accused in Manipur horror video ‘arrested instantly’, however previous FIRs present dereliction of responsibility

The video capturing the ordeal of the 2 tribal girls has turn into emblematic of the divide between the bulk Meitei neighborhood and the Kuki tribal group, as political leaders chopping throughout celebration traces condemned the incident which additionally rocked Parliament on the opening day of the Monsoon session.

“Today, when I am standing by this temple of democracy my heart is full of pain and anger,” Modi instructed reporters at Parliament advanced amid criticism by opposition events for not talking on the ethnic violence within the BJP-ruled state.

“I want to assure the countrymen that no guilty will be spared. The law will act with its full might and firmness…What has happened to these daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven.”

The incident within the state is “shameful” for any respectable society and it has insulted your entire nation and the 140 crore countrymen are feeling ashamed, he added.

Chief Minister Biren Singh stated an intensive investigation is underway and strict motion, together with attainable capital punishment, will comply with. “It’s a crime against humanity. We will not spare anyone,” he instructed reporters in Imphal.

Tension mounted within the hills of Manipur after the May 4 video confirmed two girls from one of many warring communities within the state being paraded bare by a mob from the opposite aspect.

‘Grossest constitutional and human rights violation’

The anguish over the incident discovered echo within the Supreme Court the place a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Chandrachud took cognisance of the video and requested the Centre and the Manipur authorities to take fast motion. It additionally stated utilizing girls as devices for perpetrating violence is “simply unacceptable in a constitutional democracy.”

“We are very deeply disturbed by the videos which have emerged yesterday about the way those two women were paraded in Manipur,” stated the bench, additionally comprising Justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra.

“I think it is time that the government really steps in and takes action because this is simply unacceptable,” the CJI stated, including, “We will give a little time to the government to act, otherwise we will take action if nothing is happening on the ground.”

He additionally termed it the “grossest” Constitutional and human rights violation, including that the court docket is aware of the truth that the video is from May 4 however that makes no distinction.

The Centre additionally requested Twitter and different social media platforms to take down a video of the incident because the matter is being probed. Sources stated the movies have been inflammatory, and because the matter is underneath investigation, Twitter and different social media corporations have been requested to take away the video.

Senior BJP chief and former legislation minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stated the celebration “condemns” the incident however stated the surfacing of its footage on social media only a day forward of Parliament’s Monsoon Session is “surrounded by a lot of mystery.”

‘Humanity has died’

Proceedings within the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have been disrupted and adjourned for the day with opposition MPs creating an uproar over the incident and demanding a dialogue in Parliament.

Outside Parliament, opposition events, together with the Congress, Shiv Sena and DMK, took up the problem in an enormous manner. Hitting out on the authorities, Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh stated the prime minister had damaged his silence on Manipur however it was “too little too late.”

Accusing the Centre of turning democracy right into a “mobocracy”, celebration president Mallikarjun Kharge stated “humanity has died in Manipur” and requested Modi to discuss the ethnic violence-hit state in Parliament and inform the nation what occurred.

Echoing him, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi stated, “This incident is shameful for the whole country. It is very disturbing.”

Hitting out on the Centre over the violence in Manipur, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee stated “mothers and daughters” of the nation are crying after seeing the video.

The National Commission for Women(NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the incident and requested the Manipur state police chief to take immediate motion within the matter.

Members of the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) additionally staged a protest within the state.

One of the eyewitnesses to the May 4 incident, Hahat Vaiphei, claimed the villagers of B Phainom thwarted an analogous try by a mob the day prior to this.

More than 160 folks have misplaced their lives, and several other have been injured since ethnic violence broke out within the state on May 3, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised within the hill districts to protest towards the Meitei neighborhood’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing.

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur’s inhabitants and reside principally within the Imphal Valley, whereas tribals, which embrace Nagas and Kukis, represent 40 per cent and reside principally within the hill districts.

NEW DELHI/IMPHAL: The grinding violence that has roiled Manipur for greater than two months burst onto the nationwide centre stage on Thursday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CJI D Y Chandrachud expressed deep anguish over a graphic video of two disrobed girls being brutalised by a mob, calling the incident “shameful” and “unacceptable.”

The incident in a village in Kangpokpi district that was captured within the 26-second video and stoked a nationwide outrage passed off a day after ethnic violence erupted within the northeastern state on May 3 however the horrific footage surfaced solely on Wednesday and have become viral after the web ban was lifted.

Hours after Prime Minister Modi in his first public feedback on the Manipur violence vowed that no responsible will probably be spared and legislation will act with its “full might and firmness”, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh stated the police have arrested two males.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

CJI Chandrachud additionally warned that the apex court docket will take motion if nothing is going on on the bottom.

Taking suo motu cognisance of the video, police final night time stated a case of abduction, gang rape and homicide was registered at Nongpok Sekmai police station towards unknown armed males.

ALSO READ | CM Biren says accused in Manipur horror video ‘arrested instantly’, however previous FIRs present dereliction of responsibility

The video capturing the ordeal of the 2 tribal girls has turn into emblematic of the divide between the bulk Meitei neighborhood and the Kuki tribal group, as political leaders chopping throughout celebration traces condemned the incident which additionally rocked Parliament on the opening day of the Monsoon session.

“Today, when I am standing by this temple of democracy my heart is full of pain and anger,” Modi instructed reporters at Parliament advanced amid criticism by opposition events for not talking on the ethnic violence within the BJP-ruled state.

“I want to assure the countrymen that no guilty will be spared. The law will act with its full might and firmness…What has happened to these daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven.”

The incident within the state is “shameful” for any respectable society and it has insulted your entire nation and the 140 crore countrymen are feeling ashamed, he added.

Chief Minister Biren Singh stated an intensive investigation is underway and strict motion, together with attainable capital punishment, will comply with. “It’s a crime against humanity. We will not spare anyone,” he instructed reporters in Imphal.

Tension mounted within the hills of Manipur after the May 4 video confirmed two girls from one of many warring communities within the state being paraded bare by a mob from the opposite aspect.

‘Grossest constitutional and human rights violation’

The anguish over the incident discovered echo within the Supreme Court the place a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Chandrachud took cognisance of the video and requested the Centre and the Manipur authorities to take fast motion. It additionally stated utilizing girls as devices for perpetrating violence is “simply unacceptable in a constitutional democracy.”

“We are very deeply disturbed by the videos which have emerged yesterday about the way those two women were paraded in Manipur,” stated the bench, additionally comprising Justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra.

“I think it is time that the government really steps in and takes action because this is simply unacceptable,” the CJI stated, including, “We will give a little time to the government to act, otherwise we will take action if nothing is happening on the ground.”

He additionally termed it the “grossest” Constitutional and human rights violation, including that the court docket is aware of the truth that the video is from May 4 however that makes no distinction.

The Centre additionally requested Twitter and different social media platforms to take down a video of the incident because the matter is being probed. Sources stated the movies have been inflammatory, and because the matter is underneath investigation, Twitter and different social media corporations have been requested to take away the video.

Senior BJP chief and former legislation minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stated the celebration “condemns” the incident however stated the surfacing of its footage on social media only a day forward of Parliament’s Monsoon Session is “surrounded by a lot of mystery.”

‘Humanity has died’

Proceedings within the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have been disrupted and adjourned for the day with opposition MPs creating an uproar over the incident and demanding a dialogue in Parliament.

Outside Parliament, opposition events, together with the Congress, Shiv Sena and DMK, took up the problem in an enormous manner. Hitting out on the authorities, Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh stated the prime minister had damaged his silence on Manipur however it was “too little too late.”

Accusing the Centre of turning democracy right into a “mobocracy”, celebration president Mallikarjun Kharge stated “humanity has died in Manipur” and requested Modi to discuss the ethnic violence-hit state in Parliament and inform the nation what occurred.

Echoing him, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi stated, “This incident is shameful for the whole country. It is very disturbing.”

Hitting out on the Centre over the violence in Manipur, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee stated “mothers and daughters” of the nation are crying after seeing the video.

The National Commission for Women(NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the incident and requested the Manipur state police chief to take immediate motion within the matter.

Members of the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) additionally staged a protest within the state.

One of the eyewitnesses to the May 4 incident, Hahat Vaiphei, claimed the villagers of B Phainom thwarted an analogous try by a mob the day prior to this.

More than 160 folks have misplaced their lives, and several other have been injured since ethnic violence broke out within the state on May 3, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised within the hill districts to protest towards the Meitei neighborhood’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing.

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur’s inhabitants and reside principally within the Imphal Valley, whereas tribals, which embrace Nagas and Kukis, represent 40 per cent and reside principally within the hill districts.