IMPHAL: At a time when a viral video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur has triggered nationwide outrage, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), a pro-Meitei body, claimed, quoting media reports on Thursday, that one of the two victims has said there was no rape and the mob just took off their clothes and touched their bodies. The COCOMI claimed in a statement that the victim, while talking to the media, said that no gang rape took place on that fateful day (May 4). It was widely reported in certain sections of the media that one of the two victims was gang-raped after being paraded naked.
“Due to the irresponsible and unethical reporting by Indian media houses, particularly those TV Channels that reported very partial and exaggerated facts, they have now lost their credibility with COCOMI and the entire Meetei society, particularly the Manipuri women,” the statement read. It also said that the COCOMI strongly condemns the barbaric and uncivilised act against the two women who were paraded naked in broad daylight at a remote village in Manipur.
“The COCOMI team, with all its might, is trying all possible means to hunt down the culprits wherever they are. The act was committed by a few sick criminals. The entire Meetei society is in deep shame and is anguished over the video clip, which is being shown on various national news channels across the nation,” the statement said.
“The COCOMI firmly believes that all those involved in the barbaric act will not be spared by the Meetei community, and befitting punishment will surely be given to all those involved in the crime,” it added. (IANS)
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