SHILLONG, July 20 (PTI): A day after a video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur surfaced, Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday described the incident as ‘demeaning’.
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In a tweet, Sangma who is also the president of the National People’s Party demanded the harshest punishment for the perpetrators of the crime.
“Extremely disturbed by the recent incident in Manipur. Stripping any human of their dignity is the most degrading and inhumane act. I strongly condemn such actions. Guilty should be given the harshest punishment,” Sangma, who also tweeted.
Tension mounted in the hills of Manipur after a May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday showing two women from one of the warring communities being paraded naked by a few men from the other side. The alleged mastermind was arrested on Thursday.
More than 150 people have lost their lives, and several injured since ethnic violence broke out in the state on May 3, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur’s population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley, while tribals, which include Nagas and Kukis, constitute 40 per cent and reside mostly in the hill districts.
