‘Women are not soft targets for attacks’
IFP Bureau20 Jul 2023
Salai Apunba Nupi Lamjing Lup (SANULAL) on Thursday condemned the horrifying viral video of two Kuki women being stripped and paraded naked on the road by a mob.
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Salai Apunba Nupi Lamjing Lup (SANULAL) on Thursday condemned the horrifying viral video of two Kuki women being stripped and paraded naked on the road by a mob.
Manipur BJP president A Sharda Devi said the party will mount pressure on the government to give severe punishment, even capital punishment to the culprits involved during the incident.
The court convicted the accused for committing sexual assault on a minor girl of 17-year-old in August 25, 2018.
According to Women Action for Development secretary Sobita Mangsatabam, there were 151 cases of crime against women and girls in the state in 2022 (from January to November).
The JAC against SIMS rape case has submitted a memorandum to the state government and demanded resolution by Friday.
About 500 women, young girls and boys, including students took part in the mass rally cum public meeting on Friday.
Imphal West has the highest crime rate of 31 cases followed by Imphal East and Bishnupur with the crime rate of 15 and eight cases respectively.
Several factors keep most sexual harassment cases away from being reported, officials said during an awareness programme conducted by the Department of Law, Manipur University.