Manipur Women Naked Parade Viral Video: Home Ministry To Refer Case To CBI, Seek Trial Outside State

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will refer Manipur viral video case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the federal government sources mentioned on Thursday. The sources additional instructed information company ANI that the Centre may even file an affidavit in Supreme Court requesting the trial of a viral video case to happen exterior Manipur.

Meanwhile, the officers probing the Manipur incident have recovered the cell phone used to file the video of two Manipur ladies being paraded bare, mentioned the sources. On Friday, the federal government is more likely to inform Supreme Court that the Manipur video horror case ought to be tried in Assam.

The supply additionally mentioned that officers from the Home Ministry are in contact with neighborhood leaders of each the Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur. The prime precedence is to get each communities on the negotiation desk, the official mentioned.

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The supply additional mentioned that the opinion on reconciliation amongst each communities is split, however the authorities is hopeful that there can be a breakthrough within the talks quickly. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been personally monitoring each growth in Manipur and has been receiving fixed updates on the scenario, the supply knowledgeable. 

National Outrage Over Manipur Viral Video

A 26-second video from Manipur triggered outrage in the entire nation the place two ladies have been stripped bare, assaulted and paraded by a mob. The incident allegedly happened on May 4, a day after ethnic clashes broke out in Manipur. After a video of the identical went viral, the police swung into motion and arrested seven individuals, together with the principle accused.

The violence in Manipur erupted after a rally by the All Tribal Students Union of Manipur (ATSUM) on May 3 in protest in opposition to the proposed inclusion of individuals belonging to the Meitei neighborhood within the record of Scheduled Tribes (STs). 

The practically three-month-long ethnic violence in Manipur has claimed over 160 lives. The opposition seized the chance to nook the Narendra Modi authorities over the problem which has rocked the Monsoon session of Parliament because it started on July 20.