A video has been circulating on social media, which features two Kuki women being paraded naked by a mob. The video is from May 4, a day after the ongoing clashes in Manipur, as confirmed by The Wire.
On May 4, the incident occurred in B Phainom village in Kangpokpi district. First Information Report (FIR) filed in connection with the incident says that one of the women was gang-raped.
The video also features several men, apparently Meitesis, walking alongside the two women as they are led into some fields. The video shows at least some men groping the women.
Trigger warning: Shocking video of 2 kuki women who are paraded naked and later r@ped in the fields by majority Metei is circulating. This is beyond shocking if true.pic.twitter.com/ohtcSbLtwp
— Sheldon Cooper (@Bazingaaaa_a) July 19, 2023
In Kangpokpi district, a Zero FIR has been filed by Saikul police on May 18. It was later transferred to Nongpok Sekmai police station, as reported by The Wire.
While the FIR is usually restricted to a certain jurisdiction, Zero FIR can be filed in any police station irrespective of its jurisdiction. Later, the Zero FIR is transferred to the one that has the jurisdiction to convert it into a regular FIR.