FIR reveals tale of murder, rape, loot
But the complaint in this connection was lodged around a month ago – June 21 – at Saikul police station in Kangpokpi.
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IMPHAL: Before abducting and parading the two women naked, a group of armed men came to the village in Kangpokpi and torched and looted houses, attacked and murdered people and sexually assaulted women, reveals the FIR registered in connection with the case.
The police arrested four people in connection with parading the women naked and molesting them a day after a video showing their humiliation surfaced on July 19. But the complaint in this connection was lodged around a month ago – June 21 – at Saikul police station in Kangpokpi.
"Four main accused arrested in the Viral Video Case: 03 (three) more main accused of the heinous crime of abduction and gangrape under Nongpok Sekmai PS, Thoubal District have been arrested today. So a total 04 (four) persons have been arrested till now," the Manipur Police tweeted.
The FIR claimed that one person was killed by the mob as he tried to protect his sister from being raped on May 4 before the two were paraded naked and molested in front of others.
“Around 900-1,000 persons carrying sophisticated weapons like AK rifles, SLR, INSAS and .303 rifles forcefully entered our village ... in Island subdivision, Kangpokpi district, about 68 km south from Saikul police station.
“The violent mob vandalised all the houses and burnt them to the ground after looting all the moveable properties,” the FIR lodged at Saikul police station said.
They took away cash, furniture, electronic items, foodgrains, furniture, and cattle heads, it said, adding that the mob also snatched away five people who were rescued by police personnel from a nearby forest.
More than 150 people have lost their lives, and several 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 the tribal communities, including Nagas and Kukis, constitute 40 per cent and reside mostly in the hill districts.