Hundreds of Meitei women staged a sit-in demonstration at Imphal in Manipur on August 11 against the alleged gang-rape of a 37-year-old woman in Churachandpur district.
Mass Stages Protest Against Alleged Gang-Rape At Churachandpur
They demanded a CBI probe into the case and the arrest of the culprits. The protesters were led by two women’s organizations, the All Manipur Women’s Voluntary Association (AMWVA) and Poirei Leimarol Apunba Meira Paibi (PLAMP).
The protesters held placards that read, “Stop violence against women” and “Justice for the victim”. The gang-rape allegedly took place on May 3, when the woman was fleeing from her home in Churachandpur during a clash between the Meitei and Kuki communities.
Reportedly, she was gang-raped by a group of five to six men. The Bishnupur Women Police Station registered a ‘zero FIR’ in the case on August 9. The case has now been transferred to the Churachandpur Police Station.