Manipur Viral Video News: Sixth accused arrested in connection with parading of two women
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 23, 2023, 09:07:20 IST
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Manipur Viral Video News: Sixth accused arrested in connection with parading of two women

Manipur Police has arrested a sixth person in connection with the May 4 parading of two women naked in Kangpokpi district of the state, officials said on Saturday.

Police said the arrested person is a juvenile.

Police had made the first arrest on Thursday, a day after a 26-second video of the horrific incident surfaced on July 19. Three more arrests were made later that day.

The fifth accused, 19-year-old youth, was arrested on Saturday.

One of the women seen in the video is the wife of an ex-army man, who served as a subedar in the Assam Regiment and had even fought in the Kargil War.

More than 160 people have lost their lives, and several have been injured since ethnic violence broke out in the state on May 3, when a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur's population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley, while tribals, which include Nagas and Kukis, constitute 40 per cent and reside mostly in the hill districts.

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22:01 (IST) Jul 21
Politics behind leaking Manipur viral video day before Parliament session: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday questioned the timing of the release of a viral video, showing two women being paraded naked in strife-torn Manipur, just a day before the commencement of Parliament's monsoon session and claimed that politics was behind the leak. Addressing a press conference here, Sarma claimed that incidents of rape are much higher in some opposition-ruled states like West Bengal, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh than BJP-ruled Manipur or other northeastern provinces.
21:59 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur video: Ex-army man rues he could not save wife from being paraded naked
The husband of one of two women paraded naked and molested by a group of men in Manipur is a Kargil war veteran who rued that though he protected the country but could not save his wife from being humiliated. The incident which sparked condemnation countrywide came to light when a video shot on May 4 surfaced on Wednesday night.
19:24 (IST) Jul 21
"The video came out for the first time on July 18-19. Manipur CM N Biren Singh and the BJP govt knew about this. Home minister Amit Shah knew about it for a month, and PM Modi also knew about it. What happened to their conscience? As soon as the video came out, there was an uproar in the entire country. As a result, the accused was arrested within 24 hours...The Modi govt and Manipur's BJP govt are trying to push the people of the state into violence," says Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Manipur viral video
18:06 (IST) Jul 21
Various groups of Bengaluru citizens staged protest in front of Town Hall on Friday against the violence in Manipur.
17:39 (IST) Jul 21
DCW chief Swati Maliwal on Manipur viral video case, says, "Whatever has happened with the two girls in Manipur is shameful...The CM of Manipur has said that this is not an isolated case & this has been happening over a period of time...such serious complaints were received by NCW & they haven't taken any action. I will be going to Manipur the day after tomorrow, and I will review the situation of sexual assault against women there and find out what all steps & compensation have been taken with regard to the incident of the two girls who were paraded naked, brutally assaulted & raped..."
17:38 (IST) Jul 21
"It is wrong that NCW was sitting on the complaints. There are some people who are there to malign NCW and the Govt of India that we are not doing anything. This is wrong. Again, I would like to clarify that whenever the complaints came, we forwarded and wrote to DG and CS of Manipur," says NCW Chief Rekha Sharma on Manipur viral video
17:35 (IST) Jul 21
He (Manipur CM) is not responding to letters from NCW. Why will he resign? Did Narendra Modi resign when Atal Bihari Vajpayee had asked him to? He (Manipur CM) is following in his (PM Modi) footsteps: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Manipur situation
17:29 (IST) Jul 21
All four accused remanded to 11-day police custody, say Manipur police in the viral video case.
16:44 (IST) Jul 21
Why central team not sent to Manipur, says Mamata Banerjee at Kolkata rally
Continuing her tirade against the Centre over the Manipur crisis, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the BJP's 'Beti Bachao' scheme has now turned into 'Beti Jalao' (Burn our daughters). The TMC boss wondered why the Centre never bothered to send central teams to Manipur, where ethnic strife has claimed over 160 lives so far.
16:14 (IST) Jul 21
Assam Congress Youth workers staged a protest in Guwahati over the Manipur situation; detained by police.
Assam Congress Youth workers staged a protest in Guwahati over the Manipur situation; detained by police.
15:53 (IST) Jul 21
The viral video tarnished the state's image, says Manipur CM N Biren Singh
15:47 (IST) Jul 21
Every section has lost confidence in Biren Singh. He was silent for 7 days after May 3. He says that he came to know about the May 4 incident only when the video became viral. This government must go, Article 355 must be applied, consequently, President's Rule should be imposed in Manipur: Congress MP P. Chidambaram
15:37 (IST) Jul 21

This is shameful for the State (Govt) as well the Centre. They should apologise and answer why they did not sack the CM till now?...Who is the PM answerable to? Both the Houses or the staircase to the Parliament? Why does he not say inside the Parliament what he said outside? Why has he made this a prestige issue?

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari

15:17 (IST) Jul 21
They (opposition) don't want to hold the discussion...When the Leader of the House Piyush Goyal gave his nod to discuss the Manipur issue then why are they (opposition) running away?", said BJP Leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi.
15:06 (IST) Jul 21

Manipur is burning & horrific videos have come to light. The govt should hold discussion on it. Why is it running away? There is a double engine govt still all this violence in the state

AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Manipur issue

14:34 (IST) Jul 21

People are protesting across the state regarding the incident and demanding the strictest punishment for the accused. Accused number one, who was arrested earlier, his house was burnt by women yesterday. Manipur society is against crime against women. They consider women as their mothers. This protest is to support the government to punish the accused.

Manipur CM N Biren Singh

14:33 (IST) Jul 21
Women in Imphal burned down the house of one of the accused in Manipur viral video case on Thursday. Four arrests have been made in the case so far.
Women in Imphal burned down the house of one of the accused in Manipur viral video case on Thursday. Four arrests have been made in the case so far.
13:53 (IST) Jul 21
Opposition makes some or the other excuses to avoid discussions: Anurag Thakur
The opposition makes some or the other excuses to avoid discussions and disrupt parliamentary proceedings. Some are no longer a part of the parliament house so, they don't want the parliament to further proceed... Why is opposition running away from parliamentary discussions? Is it because their politicians are no longer serving the parliament? or are they trying to avoid discussion on the loopholes of their government?" said Union minister Anurag Thakur.
13:51 (IST) Jul 21
We express our solidarity with the people of Manipur: Mamata Banerjee
You (BJP) gave 'Beti Bachao' slogan, where is your slogan now. We express our solidarity with the people of Manipur. Today Manipur is burning, the whole country is burning. In Bilkis Bano's case, the accused were released on bail. In the wrestler's case (Brij Bhushan Singh) was also granted bail...The women of the country will throw you out of the country's politics in the coming elections
13:12 (IST) Jul 21

I had raised the question in the parliament but wasn't given a chance. Govt should discuss this issue and we demand PM Modi to release a statement...PM Modi made a statement outside the House, while he should have done that inside the House...

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge

13:10 (IST) Jul 21
NCW's Rekha Sharma on Manipur viral video
13:06 (IST) Jul 21

I feel the opposition is not serious about the discussion on the Manipur issue. The government wants to discuss the Manipur issue. PM Modi himself said that the country is ashamed of whatever has happened in the state and assured strict action. Still, if the opposition does not want to discuss it only means that they are not serious.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh

12:46 (IST) Jul 21
Women-related violence: No response from Manipur authorities despite reaching out thrice, says NCW chief
National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma on Friday said she had reached out thrice in the last three months to authorities in Manipur over incidents of violence against women but no response was received from them. She was responding to reports in a section of the media that claimed the commission had on June 12 received a complaint about the incident of two women being paraded naked on May 4 in the ethnic violence-hit northeastern state but had not taken any action. The May 4 video surfaced online on July 19.Sharma denied receiving any report of the incident.However, the NCW chief said that she had received other complaints regarding women issues and for that she had reached out thrice to authorities in Manipur but no response was received from them.She also shared the letters sent to authorities in the state.
12:17 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur video: Incident heart-wrenching but political bickering over it worrisome, says Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Friday termed the incident of two women paraded naked in Manipur "shameful and heart-wrenching" but decried the political bickering over it as unfair and worrisome. Tension mounted in the hills of Manipur after a May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday showing two women from one of the warring communities being paraded naked by a few men from the other side.
Four people were arrested a day after the video surfaced.

In a tweet in Hindi, Mayawati said, "The atrocities committed by mobs on women in Manipur is very sad, shameful and heart-wrenching. The state and central governments should punish such criminals severely so that such heinous crimes are not repeated anywhere."

"But the politics being done on this incident is also unfair and worrying. There must be a meaningful discussion on this in Parliament. The Supreme Court itself has also taken cognizance of this incident which cannot be suppressed. That means everyone needs to be serious about the unfortunate incident," Mayawati said in another related.
12:09 (IST) Jul 21

Parliamentary discussion will take place on this matter as the Manipur incident was a gruesome act that invokes contempt and shouldn't be attempted against any woman. Prime Minister Modi has also spoken on this so, the proper things will be taken care of.

BJP MP Hema Malini on Manipur viral video

11:21 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur horror: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut slams govt
"It is a serious issue that Manipur violence is being discussed at international forums but not in our Parliament... Why don't you talk about Manipur's law and order?...In the Nirbhaya case, BJP had shaken the then government when they were in opposition but, now two women have been paraded naked and they are shedding crocodile tears"
11:19 (IST) Jul 21

Manipur incident is definitely very serious and understanding the situation, PM himself has said that what happened in Manipur has put the entire nation to shame. PM has said that strictest action will be taken over the incident. We do want a discussion in Parliament over Manipur. I had said this in the All Party Meeting and I reiterate this in the Parliament that we want a discussion in the House over Manipur. But I see that there are a few political parties that unnecessarily want to create a situation here so that the discussion on Manipur can't take place. I am clearly levelling allegations that this Opposition is not serious over Manipur as they should have been...

Rajnath Singh

11:18 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Video News Live: Amid the uproar in Lok Sabha over the Manipur situation, Defence minister Rajnath Singh said, "Manipur incident is definitely very serious and understanding the situation, PM himself has said that what happened in Manipur has put the entire nation to shame."
11:01 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur violence: We are ready to address and discuss, says Arjun Ram Meghwal
I would like to make an appeal to the opposition to not change their stand repeatedly and not indulge into politics as it is a very sensitive matter related to women's dignity, north-east and border state...I think the parliament session should run as we're ready to address and discuss the issue," said Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union minister of state for Parliamentary affairs.
10:34 (IST) Jul 21

I would like to say just one thing, especially for BJP, PM and others - Samar shesh hai, nahi paap ka bhaagi keval vyaaghra, jo tatasth hain, samay likhega unka bhi apraadh...How the CM is still holding onto his Chair after his statement that 'hundreds of such incidents happened'?

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari

10:31 (IST) Jul 21
INDIA expects you to make elaborate statement in Parliament: Kharge tells PM Modi
10:16 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Viral Video News: The Manipur incident (video of two women being paraded naked) has embarrassed India before the entire world. The government should tell why Manipur is burning for the last 78 days: Samajwadi Party spokesperson Sunil Singh Sajan
09:52 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Video News Live: Arrest in this case is just to show law and order exists says MP Priyanka Chaturvedi
"The FIR was lodged on May 18 and it was a zero FIR and I'm sure that the police had this video but, from May 18 till this date, we're sitting idle without taking any action on it. Now they have taken the action because the video has been leaked and got viral. CM N. Biren Singh himself stated yesterday that around 100 FIRs similar to this have been registered so far... what about the other 100 women and their FIRs?," asked Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi.

"Now the arrest in this case is just a face-saver to show that there exists a law and order," she said.
09:42 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Violence News Live: BRS MP K Keshava Rao gives Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to demand discussion on Manipur situation.
09:34 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Viral Video: The house of the main accused who paraded women naked was burnt down by miscreants, said reports.
09:29 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Violence Live: "We want the Prime Minister to speak on Manipur issue in the House. We are open to discussion," says Congress MP Manickam Tagore
09:26 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Violence News Live: 'Our heart is burning, crying': Mamata Banerjee on Manipur incident
"heartbroken and outraged" Mamata Banerjee on Thursday suggested that a team of opposition chief ministers visit Manipur to survey the situation unfolding there after a video of two women being stripped, raped and paraded naked went viral.

"INDIA stands for Manipur, INDIA stands for peace, INDIA stands for unity," the Bengal CM said, referring to the new opposition bloc. "Our heart is burning, our heart is crying. It is a sin, it is disgraceful. INDIA is fighting an inclusive battle against atrocities on women, Dalits, minorities, Scheduled Castes, OBCs and all communities. We are talking to each other so that, if an opportunity comes and if everyone agrees, some (opposition) CMs can visit Manipur," she added.
09:09 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Incident Live: We want the PM to speak (on Manipur issue) inside the Parliament. The first day of the Monsoon Session was about that Manipur should be prioritised, says Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi
09:07 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur News Live: Act immediately to restore peace in Manipur: Mizoram CM Zoramthanga to PM Modi, Biren Singh

Underscoring that “silence is not an option”, Mizoram CM Zoramthanga on Thursday urged PM Narendra Modi and his Manipur counterpart, N Biren Singh, to act immediately to restore peace in the troubled state and bring all the perpetrators of the violence against the two women to justice. It’s pertinent to note that Zoramthanga’s party, the Mizo National Front (MNF), is a constituent of NDA.



Zoramthanga, who has been constantly voicing his concern over the ethnic conflict in Manipur and offering his services to Biren to help bring back peace in the state, on Thursday tweeted, “The whole region needs a permanent solution for the great problem Manipur is having which can really be solved only by the Central Govt.”

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09:04 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Video Live: Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil gives Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha, to discuss Manipur situation.
09:04 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Video News Live: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, demanding to discuss Manipur situation.
08:54 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Viral Video: Congress MP Rajeev Shukla gives Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha, to discuss Manipur situation.
08:49 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur horror: Attack was spontaneous, no fake video, say authorities

The attack on the two women of B Phainom village,who were paraded naked in Manipur on May 4, was spontaneous, authorities said, adding “no fake video” of villages burnt and women raped had triggered it.

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08:29 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Issue Live: RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha gives Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha, demanding to discuss Manipur situation.
08:26 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur News Live: AAP MP Sanjay Singh gives Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha, demanding to discuss Manipur situation.
08:26 (IST) Jul 21
Congress MP Manish Tewari gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, demanding to discuss Manipur situation.
08:26 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Violence Live: Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, demanding to discuss Manipur situation. The MP also demands that the PM should speak in the House.
08:24 (IST) Jul 21
Sonia Gandhi asks PM for discussion on Manipur even as oppn bloc plans visit to state
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi Thursday directly asked PM Narendra Modi for a discussion on Manipur in Parliament, setting the tone for a turbulent monsoon session, even as the joint opposition bloc INDIA is mulling an offensive outside the House with an all-party delegation to the strife-torn state, to corner the ruling BJP.

When PM Modi made the customary round of the opposition benches on the first day of the new session, Sonia Gandhi told him that the government must discuss Manipur, calling it a joint demand of Congress and like-minded parties.
08:22 (IST) Jul 21
PM Modi: 140 crore Indians shamed by heinous crime
PM Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed anguish over the video of two Manipuri women being paraded naked by a mob, saying the “heinous incident” has shamed the entire country, and vowed to ensure punishment for each of the culprits.

PM said: "What has happened to the daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven. The law with all its might will take one step after another. I assure the countrymen that not even a single culprit will be spared.”In his first public remarks on the violent ethnic conflict that has cleaved the Manipur society, Modi said.

“Today, when I am standing by this temple of democracy, my heart is full of pain and anger. The incident in the state will shame any decent society, and it has insulted the entire country and the 140 crore countrymen are feeling ashamed.”
08:20 (IST) Jul 21
Manipur Video News Live: Five minutes after SC says ‘we will take action if govt doesn’t,’ 1st of the 4 arrests is made
Manipur Video News Live: Five minutes after SC says ‘we will take action if govt doesn’t,’ 1st of the 4 arrests is made
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