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July 21, 2023

Video of Mob Sexually Assaulting Manipur Women Sets Off Protests Across India
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In India, protesters have taken to the streets after a video went viral
on social media showing dozens of men sexually assaulting two women in
the northeastern state of Manipur. The incident took place in May, but
the video surfaced just this week due to an internet ban in the region.
The main suspect was arrested Thursday, accused of dragging the two
women, aged 21 and 42, onto the street and inciting a mob of over two
dozen men to assault them and then parade them on the streets naked. At
least one of them was raped by the mob. Manipur has recently seen
soaring ethnic violence between the majority Meitei group and the tribal
Kuki minority. The two women assaulted in the video are Kuki. The
families of the two survivors have denounced police misconduct, saying
it took law enforcement months to address the case.


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