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‘National shame’, Manipur CM ‘must go’: Editorials on the viral video of Kuki women

After the horrors of the viral video from Manipur, the media raced to get ahead of the story. The video showed two Kuki women being paraded naked by a mob. They were later sexually assaulted; one of them was also gangraped.

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Morning Digest | Four held in Manipur sexual assault case; Justice B.R. Gavai to head Bench hearing Rahul Gandhi defamation case today, and more

Morning Digest, July 21, 2023 | Four held in Manipur sexual assault case; B.R. Gavai to head Bench hearing Rahul Gandhi defamation case today, and more

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Four arrests after two women stripped naked and paraded by mob in India

The incident came amid ongoing ethnic violence in northeast India

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NHRC takes up Manipur abduction, gang-rape case, issues notice

In its statement, the NHRC said that it had taken cognisance of the May 4 incident in B. Phainom village of Kangpokpi district, where a mob of 1,000 Meitei people had abducted five members of a Kuki-Zo family while they were being escorted to safety by the Manipur Police.

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Calcutta HC allows West Bengal police to file FIR against Suvendu Adhikari

Calcutta High Court allows West Bengal police to register FIR against Suvendu Adhikari for provocative remarks during Panchayat polls. Court says protection given to Adhikari not acceptable as per Article 361 of Constitution.

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Four held in Manipur sexual assault case

Manipur CM N. Biren Singh said the guilty in May 4 sexual violence case will not be spared and that his government will seek capital punishment.

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Questioning ‘timing’ of viral video, BJP accuses Opposition of avoiding discussion on Manipur

Accusing the Opposition of disrupting Parliament and not allowing a discussion on the situation in Manipur, the BJP on Thursday said that the surfacing of a viral video — which showed two women in the State being stripped and paraded naked — on the eve of Parliament’s monsoon session was “surrounded…

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‘Neither supporting nor opposing bail’: Delhi Police’s courtroom dilemma in Brij Bhushan bail hearing

With a posse of journalists and a galaxy of security personnel, courtroom number 503 was a sharp contrast to an otherwise quiet Rouse Avenue Court Complex in Delhi on Thursday afternoon.

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Exclusive: NCW ignored complaint linked to Kuki women video filed 38 days ago

Since yesterday, there’s been shock and horror over a viral video from Manipur, showing two Kuki women being paraded naked by a mob. The women were sexually assaulted; one of them was allegedly gangraped.

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Modi breaks months of silence as violent video sparks anger

A video of two women being paraded naked by a group of men in Manipur has elicited the first public comments from Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding ethnic violence that has engulfed the relatively remote Indian state.

Tribune News Service

Modi speaks out after video of sexual assault on women in Manipur emerges

Indian PM had been criticised for failing to talk about deadly ethnic conflict taking place in north-eastern state

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Wrestlers Sexual Harassment case: Court grants bail to Brij Bhushan Sharan, imposes several conditions

A Delhi court on Thursday granted regular bail to outgoing Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and the Federation's assistant secretary Vinod Tomar Singh in the sexual harassment case registered by several wrestlers. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day; govt assures discussion on Manipur

Opposition protests over Manipur violence rocked both Houses of Parliament on July 20, with Lok Sabha adjourning for the day and Rajya Sabha adjourning twice.

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Outrage in India over video of Manipur women paraded naked, raped

Incident happened on May 4, a day after deadly riots broke out between Meitei and Kuki-Zo tribes in the remote state.

The Hindu

Social media platforms told to censor posts on Manipur video

The government has asked Twitter and other social media platforms to take down a video of two Manipur women paraded naked, since the matter is being probed.

The Hindu

Sexual harassment case: Brij Bhushan, Vinod Tomar granted bail by Delhi court

The Rouse Avenue court in Delhi granted the bail and directed the accused to not leave the country without any prior permission. Suspended WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar has also been granted bail.

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Rights bodies demand action in case of sexual assault on Kuki women in Manipur

Rights groups demand swift action against perpetrators of sexual assault in Manipur, speedy justice for two Kuki women paraded naked by mob. Condemn incident, call for fair, unbiased investigation. Welcome SC's Suo-motu action, slam Centre for shooting messenger. CSWO president calls for immediate arrest of perpetrators, no bail for such…

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Dynamite News

"Pained": PM Modi speaks on Manipur video, says no accused will be spared

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke about the violence that has been ongoing in Manipur for the past two months. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

India's Modi breaks silence over Manipur violence after viral video shows mob molesting women

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has broken his public silence over deadly ethnic clashes in India’s northeast after a video went viral showing two women being assaulted by a mob

Dynamite News

Manipur Violence: "Deeply disturbed by videos of 2 women paraded naked," says SC; asks govt to take action

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was “deeply disturbed” by the video which has emerged in which two tribal women were seen paraded naked and molested, and asked the Centre and State to take action against the perpetrators. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Centre orders Twitter, other social media to take down video on Manipur women, says probe on

The Centre on Thursday asked Twitter and other social media to take down the video of two Manipuri women being paraded naked as the matter is under investigation. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Outside Parliament, PM breaks silence on Manipur sexual assault, promises stringent punishment for guilty

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expresses “anguish and anger” over Manipur incident, vows guilty won’t be spared at the Monsoon Session of Parliament. PM Modi condemns heinous video of two women being stripped and paraded naked in Manipur.

The Hindu

Manipur sexual violence video | Supreme Court ‘deeply disturbed’, orders Centre, Manipur government to act

CJI Chandrachud summons AG, SG over Manipur women violence video; expresses deep concern over use of women as instruments of violence. Gives govt time to act or court will step in, listing case suo motu on July 28.

Newslaundry

Viral Kuki women’s video: Top primetime anchors give it a miss, it’s frontpage news in print

The whole of yesterday, a video trended on social media, showing two Kuki women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur.

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