IMPHAL, Aug 10 (PTI): Another case of sexual assault has come
to light in Manipur after a 37-year-old married woman from
Churachandpur district alleged she was gang-raped by a group
of men while fleeing her burning house on May 3, the day on
which the ethnic strife began in the northeastern state, police
said.
An FIR in this connection has been registered in Bishnupur
women police station on August 9, police said, adding it was
later forwarded to Churachandpur police station for further
investigation.
According to the FIR, the woman was gang-raped at
Khumujamba Meitei Leikai in Churachandpur district by
“unidentified Kuki men.”
According to woman’s statement to police, around 6.30pm on
May 3, a group of Kuki miscreants set fire to several houses,
including her’s. Amid the chaos, she tried to flee. However,
after running for about half-a-kilometre, she was stopped by a
few men and was sexually assaulted, police said quoting the
FIR.
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