Viral video of Manipur women naked: Four criminals arrested, won’t spare anyone, says CM

New Delhi/Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said the four convicts involved in the alleged sexual assault and stripping of two women by a mob in a village in Senapati district on May 4 should be shocked after a video went viral on social media. Has been arrested in “less than 24 hours”. The CM said all efforts are on to arrest the other culprits who were part of the mob that attacked two women, decapitated them and gang-raped one of them on May 4. “It is a crime against humanity, will not spare anyone: CM N Biren Singh said while addressing a press conference on the shocking Manipur incident.

#Watch , Manipur CM N Biren Singh said on viral video of women being paraded naked, two people including the main culprit arrested pic.twitter.com/eWxQIyyq1V— ANI (@ANI) 20 July 2023

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Earlier in a major breakthrough, the Manipur police arrested one of the main accused, who was seen in the viral video in which two tribal women were paraded naked and molested by a violent mob in a village in Senapati district on May 4. Was shown doing.

The Manipur Police in a statement on Wednesday said the accused, identified as Huirem Herodas (32), was seen in the 26-second clip that went viral on social media, alleging a case of kidnapping, gang rape and murder. A case has been registered against unidentified armed miscreants at Nongpok Sekmai police station in Thoubal.

Chief Minister N Biren Singh assured that he would ensure that strict action is taken against all the culprits, including considering the possibility of capital punishment. The video of the heart-wrenching crime surfaced on Wednesday. Immediately several police teams were formed and a person allegedly said to be the mastermind was arrested from Thoubal district.

The Chief Minister said that after taking suo motu cognizance of the incident, the police swung into action and made the first arrest in the morning. “My heart goes out to the two women who were subjected to the most demeaning and inhuman act as shown in the disturbing video that surfaced yesterday,” Singh tweeted.

A video of two Manipuri women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted by a violent mob in Senapati district of riot-hit Manipur on May 4 went viral on social media on Wednesday, triggering national outrage, strong condemnation from all quarters and calls for severe punishment for the culprits.

What happened in Manipur on 4th May?

According to a senior police officer, the shocking and shameful incident took place in Manipur’s Thoubal district on May 4 and a case of kidnapping, gang rape and murder has been registered in the matter. Superintendent of Police (SP) K Meghchandra Singh said in a statement on July 19: “With regard to the video of 2 (two) women being paraded naked by unknown armed miscreants on 4th May 2023, at Nongpok Sekmai Police Station (Thoubal District) A case of kidnapping, gang rape and murder was registered against the armed miscreants.” Tragic footage of the May 4 incident shows two women in Manipur being stripped naked and subjected to continuous harassment by a group of men from another community. Despite the victims’ compassion and pleas for help, the criminals mercilessly disregarded their dignity, leaving the entire nation shocked.

No one will be spared: PM Modi

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning said he was saddened by the incident and said the incident was “shameful for any civil society.” The Prime Minister said, “No accused will be spared, we will never forgive those who are behind this.”

Speaking to reporters ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament today, PM Modi said, “It is a shameful incident for any society. Who did it and who is responsible is a separate issue but it has brought shame to our country.” . I appeal to all chief ministers to tighten law and order. Be it Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh or Manipur… The issue of a woman’s honor is above all politics.”

Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the matter after watching the horrifying viral nude parade video from Manipur. The Chief Justice of India (CJI) expressed grave concern over the incident and said that the court should be informed about the steps taken by the government to ensure justice for the victims. The court asked both the central and state governments to inform it about the action taken to bring the culprits to justice.

manipur violence

Manipur has been witnessing violence since May 3 following protests by the Kuki and Naga communities against a High Court order asking the state government to consider including the Meitei community in the category of Scheduled Tribes (STs). Is. Only ST can buy land in hilly areas.

The majority Meitei community living in the Imphal Valley and surrounding areas sought ST status keeping in view their growing population and increasing need for land so that they could buy land in hilly areas.