Manipur violence: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a chargesheet against 9 people in reference to the killing of a 55-year-old Naga woman in Keibi village of Manipur on July 15 by a mob throughout the ongoing ethnic violence within the state, officers stated on Saturday.
In its cost sheet filed earlier than a particular CBI court docket in Guwahati, the probe company has accused them of committing the crime.
Woman was detained by 100 people
A woman was detained at Sawombung Gate in Manipur by round 100 people, who kidnapped her and took her to Keibi village in a automotive on July 15. The useless physique of the woman was discovered at her residence on the identical day.
“It was alleged that at about 12. 10 pm on July 15, 2023, one female was forcibly detained at Sawombung Gate by a mob numbering about 100 persons, including armed miscreants, and was forcibly abducted towards Keibi village in a car. Subsequently, the dead body of the female was recovered on the same day,” the spokesperson of the CBI stated.
The case was initially registered on the Lamlai police station in Imphal East, taken over by the CBI on the request of the Manipur authorities. He stated additional investigation continues, together with figuring out different accused concerned within the case.
Manipur violence
Many people have been killed and several other hundred injured since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised within the hill districts to protest against the bulk Meitei group’s demand for Scheduled Tribe standing. Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur’s inhabitants and stay largely within the Imphal valley, whereas tribals, together with Nagas and Kukis, represent 40 per cent and reside largely within the hill districts.
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(With PTI inputs)
