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Manipur cops establish 14 extra folks in ‘ Kuki girls paraded bare and assaulted ‘ case 

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By PTI

IMPHAL: Manipur police on Monday stated 14 folks have been recognized from a video of two girls who have been stripped and paraded and motion has been initiated to arrest them.

Police have already arrested six folks in reference to the viral video of the incident on May 4 in Kangpokpi district. The two girls are alleged to have been sexually assaulted earlier than being let loose by a mob.

A 26-second video of the incident had surfaced on July 19.

One of the ladies seen within the video is the spouse of an ex-Army man, who served as a subedar within the Assam Regiment and had even fought within the Kargil War.

A criticism in reference to the video was lodged round a month in the past , June 21  on the Saikul police station in Kangpokpi district.

More than 160 folks have misplaced their lives, and several other have been injured since ethnic violence broke out within the state on May 3, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised within the hill districts to protest in opposition to the Meitei group’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing.

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur’s inhabitants and reside principally within the Imphal Valley, whereas tribals, which embrace Nagas and Kukis, represent 40 per cent and reside principally within the hill districts.

IMPHAL: Manipur police on Monday stated 14 folks have been recognized from a video of two girls who have been stripped and paraded and motion has been initiated to arrest them.

Police have already arrested six folks in reference to the viral video of the incident on May 4 in Kangpokpi district. The two girls are alleged to have been sexually assaulted earlier than being let loose by a mob.

A 26-second video of the incident had surfaced on July 19.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

One of the ladies seen within the video is the spouse of an ex-Army man, who served as a subedar within the Assam Regiment and had even fought within the Kargil War.

A criticism in reference to the video was lodged round a month in the past , June 21  on the Saikul police station in Kangpokpi district.

More than 160 folks have misplaced their lives, and several other have been injured since ethnic violence broke out within the state on May 3, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised within the hill districts to protest in opposition to the Meitei group’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing.

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur’s inhabitants and reside principally within the Imphal Valley, whereas tribals, which embrace Nagas and Kukis, represent 40 per cent and reside principally within the hill districts.