Mail News Service
Imphal, Dec 28 : Naga Women’s Union, Manipur (NWUM) and Tangkhul Shanao Long, Imphal (TSLI) said in a joint statement that they condemned the Assault, Molestation and Attempt to Rape of a 15 years old Naga school girl at Napet Palli in the outskirt of Imphal on 24 December 2012 by three men who claimed themselves as cadres of KCP coming to enforce the bandh imposed by the Film Forum Manipur and Manipur State Sumang Leela Council. The incident occurred when the girl was travelling to her village, Risophung with twelve other students.
They were verbally abuse, physically assaulted and robbed before the mentioned girl was single out, slapped, tore her cloth, molested and attempt to rape.
The incident occurred in the backdrop of a series of agitations in Imphal valley against the reported assault of Momoko on December 18, 2012 at Chandel and this incident can be construed as a revenge act on an innocent girl by the culprits who are now arrested and under police custody.
The incident of Chandel is highly despicable and we have vehemently condemned it and demanded justice to be dispensed as per the law of the land. We are extremely sadden by the recent incidents that occurred as a fallout of the Chandel incident and would like to conclude that it is very difficult to have meaningful and good relationship if other community could not do away its chauvinistic attitude that is at its worse when many hill people were verbally abused and physically assaulted during the agitation.
It demanded that the three culprits should be given befitting punishment and would urge the Authority to compensate the victims, particularly the young Naga girl for the physical hardships and mental Trauma she went through.
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