Imphal, Aug 12: Women groups on Friday staged peaceful protest in Imphal after media reported yet another fresh case of gang rape, sexual assault during the ethnic-violence in state.
The women groups demand case to be handed over to CBI. They demanded capital punishment for the culprits.
The horrific case of sexual assault during the ethnic clashes in Manipur in early May, came to light after the survivor- who has been living in a relief camp – filed a police case.
On Thursday, the 37-year-old woman from Manipur’s Churachandpur district, who has become the first victim of sexual assault during the ethnic violence, alleged that she was caught by a group of men while she was fleeing from her burning house with her two sons, niece and sister-in-law, and gang-raped on May 3, the day violence broke out in the State after a rally by the hill-majority Kukis over the valley-majority Meiteis’ demand for inclusion under the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category.
After the news was telecast, huge protests have started in Imphal.
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