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On 4 May, fresh cases of violence were reported. The police force had to fire several rounds of tear gas shells to control the rioters. [111] Kuki MLA Vunzjagin Valte , who is the representative of the tribal headquarters of Churachandpur, was attacked during the riots while he was returning from the state secretariat. His condition was ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Women in India's northeastern state of Manipur attacked the house of the main suspect in a sexual assault case that has enraged the nation, state police said on Friday. The ...
Modi breaks silence on Manipur after two months of violent conflict between tribal groups ... Manipur police said they have opened a case of gang rape and arrested a suspect, identified as 32-year ...
The NHRC has addressed several cases involving the armed forces in Northeast India. [36] For instance, in 1994–1995, the NHRC took cognizance of alleged killings of civilians in Ukhrul Town, Manipur, during crossfiring between the 20 Assam Rifles and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN). [ 37 ]
Thangjam Manorama (1971–2004) was a 32-year-old woman from Manipur, India who was killed by the Indian paramilitary unit, 17th Assam Rifles on 11 July 2004. Her bullet-ridden and badly mutilated dead body was found abandoned three kilometers away from her home where she was arrested the night before. She was shot several times.
A state of 3.2 million people, Manipur has been divided into two ethnic enclaves since the conflict began in May 2023 - a valley controlled by the Meiteis and the Kuki-dominated hills.
The Manipur Insurgency began in 1964, which claimed the lives of 2,253 civilians between 1992 and 2020. [4] Human Rights Watch has documented instances of arbitrary killings, torture, and rape by Indian security forces in the region. [5] Anti-terrorism laws in the state have shielded security forces from being prosecuted by local residents. [6 ...
Rape is the fourth most common crime against women in India. [1] [2] According to the 2021 annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 31,677 rape cases were registered across the country, or an average of 86 cases daily, a rise from 2020 with 28,046 cases, while in 2019, 32,033 cases were registered. [3]