Manipur Naga groups demand immediate justice for women paraded naked

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ANSAM) and Naga People's Front, have strongly condemned the inhuman act committed against the two women by a mob on May 4. The UNC asked the Manipur government to take up the case in a fast-track court to deliver justice instantly. «The government must initiate necessary steps for immediate booking of all the people involved in such dehumanizing crime,» the UNC said in a statement.

Referring to the viral video clip, the UNC said the incident was extremely deplorable. «The inhuman act meted out to the women who were stripped naked, groped and paraded in a broad daylight on the highway towards a paddy field is highly deplorable,» the UNC said. The UNC said the beastly act of sexually assaulting right on the nose of the law enforcing agency and unleashing a reign of terror has shattered the basic principles of democracy.

«The prestige and dignity of our mother, daughter and sister wrecked beyond redemption. Horrifying act and humiliation has replaced the beauty of womanhood. We can never allow the perpetrators involved in such a heinous crime to go scot-free,» said the UNC in a statement.

Manipur's Nagas have by and large stayed aloof from the violence which has torn apart the tiny northeastern state. However, this strong condemnation by a powerful Naga organisation indicates that they may wish to play a part in bringing peace back to the valley, said analysts. Meanwhile, the ANSAM termed the incident as an 'obnoxious act' that has no place in the present society and called for all right-thinking citizens to condemn the horrendous episode that occurred in a broad daylight.