Priya Aditi
Violence in Manipur: Nationwide outrage persists over a video depicting women parading nude during ethnic clashes in the northeastern state.
The disturbing video from Manipur continues to make waves as the nation continues to be rocked by the May 4 incident in which two women from the Kuki community were paraded naked in broad daylight by a mob of between 800 and 1,000 men. Multiple regions of the country are holding demonstrations demanding an end to the violence in the hill state.
Friday, tensions escalated in Parliament as the Opposition parties doubled down on their demand for a ‘detailed’ statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a debate on the incident on the floor of both Houses.
Thursday, after the video of the incident went viral, the National Commission for Women issued a formal directive to Twitter India’s director of public policy to remove the video depicting the disgraceful act.
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The chief minister of Manipur, N Biren Singh, announced on Friday that four individuals, including the primary suspect, have been arrested in connection with the incident. His government will guarantee exemplary punishment for the perpetrators, he added.
