On Thursday, the ministry of home affairs transferred the Manipur video case to the CBI and also filed an affidavit in front of the Supreme Court on the violence that began on May 3.
Here, the home ministry also said that the CBI probe into the incident, where two women were paraded naked by a mob and allegedly sexually assaulted in broad daylight on May 4. In May only the case was already recommended by the Manipur govt. to the Centre and on 27th July, 2023, the case was transferred to the central agency.
What Request (on this case) has been made by the Centre to the SC?
The Centre has also requested the SC (Supreme Court) to transfer the trial of the incident outside of Manipur, seeking directions for fast-tracking it within six months of the charge-sheet being filed.
What all Action has been taken on this case till now?
Until now, seven main accused in the case have been arrested and also the main man who shot the strip-and-parade horror, which went viral recently, has been caught and his phone has been seized. A source said that the centre is speaking to both the communities in Manipur and is hopeful to get them on the same table soon. Talks are at an advanced stage and the government is quite close to a joint meeting with both groups and by now, six rounds of talks have been held with each side separately.
How are the conditions in Manipur now?
On the conditions of Manipur the Centre said that, violence is still on in Manipur, but on a much smaller scale. On this a source has claimed that 59 deaths had been reported between May 3 and 6 in Manipur, 28 were reported between May 24 and 31 and a total of 147 deaths have been reported so far, but the good news is no deaths has been reported since July 18. A total of 361 relief camps are running, with close to 57,000 people staying there and around 72% of the employees are back to work and there is currently around 82% attendance at schools in Manipur.
There is no price hike situation in the state and adequate supplies of essentials have been restored.
The 1993 Incident
The sources had also compared it to the violence in Manipur in 1993, which had lasted for almost eight months. It was the MoS Home of the Congress government who had then replied in Parliament at that time.
