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Under Opposition attack over Manipur, BJP highlights crimes in Rajasthan, West Bengal

The Opposition parties said that they would have a strategy meeting on July 24 and would assemble in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament to press for the Prime Minister’s statement.

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18-year-old gang-raped in Manipur after women vigilantes hand her over to armed men

An 18-year-old woman who was abducted, assaulted and gang-raped in Imphal East in Manipur on May 15, approached the police on Friday, after which a zero First Information Report (FIR) was registered

The Hindu

Video of women attacked in Manipur breaks silence on systematic gang rapes in India

Indians were shocked when social media exposed a mob abusing minority Kuki women. But similar incidents have been happening with impunity for months

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India’s tribal groups protest against Manipur mob sexual assaults

Thousands of demonstrators demand arrest of those involved in sexual assaults on two women that caused an outcry.

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Massive protests take place against mob assaults on women in India's remote northeastern state

Thousands of people including mostly women have held a massive sit-in in India’s violence-wracked northeastern state of Manipur demanding the immediate arrest of those involved in the harrowing mob assaults on two women who were paraded naked

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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren writes to President over Manipur violence

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren expresses anguish over Manipur violence in letter to President, urges to restore peace. Slams Modi govt for sidelining issue & failing to protect people.

The Hindu

BJP, Trinamool trade charges over assault on women in West Bengal

With Opposition parties targeting the BJP over the incident of two women being paraded naked in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, where it is in power, the party has been highlighting similar cases of atrocities against women in States ruled by its rivals such as the Congress and the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool…

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TMC accuses BJP of stalling Parliament, demands PM Modi open debate on Manipur

TMC MP Derek O'Brien accuses BJP of stalling Parliament, demands PM Modi open debate on Manipur issue. PM Modi has promised to initiate discussion & Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has assured Opposition of same. PM has expressed pain & anger over incident & promised no guilty will be spared. #Parliament…

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Kuki women video: A case for President’s Rule in Manipur

The incident itself took place on May 4. A police FIR was filed on May 18. However, it was only after a video of the horrific incident – involving two Kuki women being paraded naked down a street by a mob of Meitei men – went viral on July 19…

Newslaundry

Morning Digest | More cases of women being assaulted surface in Manipur; Law Minister shares data on social background of High Court judges

Morning Digest, July 22, 2023 | PM Modi absent from Parliament, Opposition protests; 2 more cases of women assault in Manipur; Assam Rifles files sedition case against Imphal civil society group; Jaishankar pays tribute to Abe; Law Minister shares data on social background of High Court judges; IUML MP writes…

The Hindu

No evidence of woman being stripped at Panchla says W.B. DGP

Police find no evidence of BJP candidate being stripped and paraded in West Bengal's Panchla. Complaint received, FIR registered, but victim yet to come forward. BJP leaders allege incident, but central forces deployed during polls and Leader of Opposition of West Bengal have not reported any such incident.

The Hindu

Video of two naked women being harassed draws attention to tribal conflict in India’s Manipur

A video showing two naked women being assaulted by a mob of men in Manipur, in northeastern India, has shocked the nation and brought renewed attention to a deadly tribal conflict. It has also prompted Prime Minister Modi to make a statement on the violence that is tearing Manipur apart.…

France 24

Belated outrage: On the Manipur violence and the top political response

Steps towards reconciliation would require much better leadership than what the State government in Manipur has offered so far

The Hindu

More cases of women being assaulted surface in Manipur

In Manipur, ethnic violence has led to a series of horrific crimes against women, including disrobing, parading naked, rape, and murder. On May 6, a 45-year-old woman was stripped and set ablaze in Imphal East. On May 4, two women were raped, tortured, and murdered in Imphal East.

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BJP questions crimes against women in Bengal and Rajasthan

The BJP went on the offensive on Friday, lashing out against the West Bengal and Rajasthan governments — ruled by the Trinamool Congress and Congress respectively — regarding their record on crimes against women.

Al Jazeera

What is happening in India’s Manipur?

Viral clip showing dozens of men parading around two women stripped naked and assaulting them has triggered outrage.

The Hindu

AIMSS, AIDSO condemn Manipur incident

Strongly condemning the ghastly sexual assault on two women in Manipur, members of the district committee of All India Mahila Samskrutika Sanghatane (AIMSS) submitted a memorandum in Dharwad on Friday.

The Hindu

Manipur horror video: A.P. Congress leader says Modi should apologise to women across the country

APCC slams PM Modi for failing to address Manipur conflict; demands apology for 'horror video' of women being stripped & paraded. Congress leader Mastan Vali called for CBI probe into violence that has seen mobs torching 350 churches. BJP accused of 'dirty politics' to retain power, raking up UCC.

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Two more arrested for assaulting tribal youth in Andhra Pradesh’s Ongole

Police made two more arrests in Ongole Prakasam in connection with the assault and urination on a tribal youth. Home Minister Taneti Vanitha promised stringent punishment for the culprits and economic assistance for the victim's family. The Jagan Mohan Reddy govt. prioritizes safety of weaker sections, including SC/STs. The Disha…

The Guardian - UK

India: four men arrested after women stripped naked and paraded in Manipur

Police say further arrests expected as attack captured in viral video prompts nationwide outrage

Al Jazeera

Women in India set fire to house of Manipur assault main suspect

The person allegedly dragged two tribal women onto streets in May and later incited mob to rape and parade them naked.

The Independent UK

Opposition parties disrupt India's Parliament for 2nd day to protest ethnic violence in northeast

Deadly ethnic clashes in India’s northeast have rocked the country’s Parliament for a second straight day, with the opposition blocking proceedings and demanding the sacking of the top elected official of Manipur state, where more than 130 people have been killed since early May

The Hindu

Explained | Senthilbalaji case: What has the SC said about ED’s powers to arrest and seek custody in the past?

As the Supreme Court is set to hear T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s appeal against a Madras High Court order upholding his arrest by the ED in a money-laundering case on July 21, we examine what the Court has said about the powers of the ED to arrest and seek custody in the…

The Hindu

National Commission for Women had been apprised of Manipur video incident on June 12

Before the video of the alleged incident of women being paraded naked and brutally assaulted in Manipur went viral on July 19, the National Commission for Women had been apprised of the same more than a month ago on June 12

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Kuki viral video: ANI apologises for ‘inadvertently’ claiming Muslim man was arrested

Over 75 days after two Kuki women were paraded naked by a mob in Manipur and then sexually assaulted, the Manipur police made its first arrests in the case. It arrested four people in Thoubal district.

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