In another case of violence against women in conflict-hit Manipur, a Meitei woman in her thirties has now alleged that she was gangraped by “Kuki miscreants” while she was trying to escape mob violence in Churachandpur district on May 3. A complaint was lodged at the women police station in Bishnupur district on Wednesday.
Bishnupur SP Roni Mayengbam said the police have filed a zero FIR, which has been “transferred to the women police station of Churachandpur as the incident happened in their jurisdiction”. A case has been filed under IPC sections 376 D (gang rape), 354 (assault or criminal force to women to outrage her modesty) and 120 B/34 ( criminal conspiracy with common intention).
