Manipur viral video case: Centre cites THIS reason on referring case to CBI

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Kuki Zo women being paraded naked by a mob of Meitei men. The Indian government's move comes after Opposition filed a no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led ruling dispensation. The Indian Government on Friday requested the Supreme Court of India to transfer the trial in the Manipur violence case outside the state.

Further, Centre also requested the top court to order the completion of trial, of the entire case regarding violence in Manipur, including the gang-rape case, in six months. The Chief minister N Biren Singh-led Manipur government had recommended a CBI probe in the crime on 26 July. Further, the Ministry of Home Affairs, helmed by Union Minister Amit Shah, on 27 July recommended a CBI probe in the Manipur viral video case.

Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla in a message to the court that the Centre is acting on the case with utmost seriousness. Seven persons have been arrested in the case so far. The top court, on 20 July, took note of the incident and said it was "deeply disturbed" by the video and the use of women as instruments for perpetrating violence was "simply unacceptable in a constitutional democracy".

A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud had directed the Centre and the Manipur government to take immediate remedial, rehabilitative and preventive steps and apprise it of the action taken. "The approach of the central government is of zero tolerance towards any crimes against women. The central government considers the offences like the present one to be too heinous which deserve to be taken not only with the seriousness it deserves but justice should be seen to be done so that it has a deterrent effect throughout the nation with respect to crimes against