SC looks for a mechanism to ensure justice for 'raped and tortured' women of Manipur
Manipur, the Supreme Court on Monday said that it was contemplating to put in place a mechanism which should be «broad enough» to ensure justice to all those women who have been allegedly wronged. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud questioned the Manipur government over the delay in registration of FIR in a case where two women belonging to the Kuki tribe were paraded naked and subjected to sexual violence in Manipur. While the incident happened on May 4, a zero FIR (registered against unknown persons) was registered on May 18.
The CJI cornered the Manipur government over the delay in registration of the zero FIR. He further questioned the delay in transferring the zero FIR to the concerned jurisdictional magistrate on June 21. «Why did the Police take 14 days to register the FIR? What was the police doing from May 4 to May 18?» the CJI verbally questioned.
The CJI further observed that the horrific incident of two women paraded naked was not an «isolated» incident and enquired if there were several such instances. The bench directed the Manipur government to furnish details about the 6,000 FIRs registered by the Manipur police. The bench asked the state authority to furnish the bifurcation of 6,000 FIRs and the number of FIRs pertaining to rape, sexual violence against women.
The bench has also sought details of the progress of investigation, arrests and action taken so far by the police authorities in such cases. The bench verbally enquired about the constitution of a high-powered special investigation team (SIT) to submit a ground report and record statements of the victims. The CJI also underlined the need for providing a «healing touch» to the victims in Manipur and rebuilding «confidence»
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