In the hunt-down operation of the accused in the Manipur on-camera horror, where two women were paraded naked by a group of men, a seventh accused has been arrested from Thoubal district. The depressing video of the two women has drawn nationwide condemnation from all quarters. A tribal organisation in the violence-shit state has alleged that the two women were then gang-raped in a field by the mob. On Wednesday, the day when the video surfaced and went viral, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) alleged that the incident occurred on May 4, just a day after the clashes erupted in the state, in Kangpokpi district, 35 kilometres from the state capital of Imphal.However, the police maintain that the incident occurred in a different district, despite the First Information Report (FIR) being filed in Kangpokpi.On Thursday, the first arrest was made by the police, a day after the video of the incident surfaced online. After which, there more arrests were made later that day. A 19-year-old was also arrested on Saturday, while the sixth person taken into custody is a minor, the police said.Opposition MPs stage sit-in protest amid Manipur rowAmid the Manipur tangle, the conflict in the northeastern state has rocked the proceedings of the Parliaments monsoon session. A group of opposition MPs are staging a sit-in protest in front of Mahatma Gandhis statue at Parliament House, demanding PM Modis comprehensive statement on this issue and the government to allow a debate on the ethnic clashes in the strife-torn state.#WATCH | Delhi | Opposition MPs of the Rajya Sabha continue their sit-in protest over the suspension of AAP MP Sanjay Singh for the current session of the Parliament as well as the Manipur issue. pic.twitter.com/VnQo48qkok— ANI (@ANI) July 25, 2023#WATCH | Delhi | Opposition MPs of the Rajya Sabha continue their sit-in protest over the suspension of AAP MP Sanjay Singh for the current session of the Parliament as well as Manipur issue. pic.twitter.com/zhM8toxfvo— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2023Through my lens— @AITCofficial MPs with @abhishekaitc during protest as several MPs from the opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A. on Monday held a protest in the Parliament against Prime Ministers silence on #ManipurViolence. @MamataOfficial @derekobrienmp pic.twitter.com/2XqJ0n5Qz1— Anindya Chattopadhyay (@ANINDYAtimes) July 24, 2023VIDEO | MPs from several opposition parties continue to sit near Gandhi Statue in Parliament premises as a mark of protest against the government over Manipur situation. pic.twitter.com/8adKHVkKW2— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 24, 2023Since the monsoon session has begun, the opposition leaders have been demanding a free and unfettered debate on the Manipur issue, without any time constraints.
