New Delhi: Manipur Police personnel allegedly killed two women from the Kuki-Zomi community, who were taking shelter in their official gypsy, near a mob of about 1,000 Meitei rioters in Kangpokpi district, the CBI charge sheet said. Driven away.
The charge sheet says the two women were stripped naked and paraded before being sexually assaulted during caste violence in the state.
The women, one of whom was the wife of a Kargil war veteran, asked the police personnel to take them to a safe place, but were reportedly told that "there were no keys" (of the vehicle) and that no key was available. Didn't get it done. Help, th officials said while giving details of the charge sheet.
A video showing two women parading naked amid a crowd of men had gone viral in July last year, nearly two months after the caste violence broke out on May 4.The CBI had filed a charge sheet against six accused and a report against children in conflict with law (CCL) before the Special Judge, CBI Court, Guwahati on October 16 last year. It is alleged that the two women were running away from a crowd of about 900-1,000 people carrying sophisticated weapons like AK rifles, SLRs, INSAS and .303 rifles.
It said the mob had forced their way into his village in Kangpokpi district, about 68 kilometers south of Saikul police station.
The women, along with other victims, ran into the forest to escape the spot, but were spotted by rioters, who separated the victims. Officials aware of the matter said that some members of the crowd asked the women to approach the police vehicle parked on the roadside to seek help.Both the women managed to get inside the vehicle, in which two policemen and the driver were seated. There were three-four personnel outside the vehicle.
One of the victims, who managed to get inside the vehicle, kept pleading with the driver to take them to safety, but was told that "there are no keys".
The husband of one of the victims had served in the Indian Army as a Subedar of the Assam Regiment.
The CBI alleged that the police did not even help the father of the person sitting in the vehicle after he was attacked by the mob.
Later, the driver of the police gypsy moved the vehicle towards the crowd of about 1,000 people and stopped in front of them. The victims appealed to the police personnel to take them to safety, but no help was provided to them.The agency said the mob had already killed the father of one of the male victims, who was traveling in a gypsy with two women. When the violent mob moved towards the gypsy, the policemen fled from the scene and left the victims at the mercy of the mob.
The charge sheet states that the rioters pulled the women outside, removed their clothes and paraded them around naked before sexually assaulting them.
The CBI has filed a chargesheet against Huirem Herodas Meitei, who was caught by the Manipur police in July, and five others and a report has been filed against a juvenile.
The CBI has said that the accused have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including gang rape, murder, insulting the dignity of woman and criminal conspiracy.
The charge sheet says the two women were stripped naked and paraded before being sexually assaulted during caste violence in the state.
The women, one of whom was the wife of a Kargil war veteran, asked the police personnel to take them to a safe place, but were reportedly told that "there were no keys" (of the vehicle) and that no key was available. Didn't get it done. Help, th officials said while giving details of the charge sheet.
A video showing two women parading naked amid a crowd of men had gone viral in July last year, nearly two months after the caste violence broke out on May 4.The CBI had filed a charge sheet against six accused and a report against children in conflict with law (CCL) before the Special Judge, CBI Court, Guwahati on October 16 last year. It is alleged that the two women were running away from a crowd of about 900-1,000 people carrying sophisticated weapons like AK rifles, SLRs, INSAS and .303 rifles.
It said the mob had forced their way into his village in Kangpokpi district, about 68 kilometers south of Saikul police station.
The women, along with other victims, ran into the forest to escape the spot, but were spotted by rioters, who separated the victims. Officials aware of the matter said that some members of the crowd asked the women to approach the police vehicle parked on the roadside to seek help.Both the women managed to get inside the vehicle, in which two policemen and the driver were seated. There were three-four personnel outside the vehicle.
One of the victims, who managed to get inside the vehicle, kept pleading with the driver to take them to safety, but was told that "there are no keys".
The husband of one of the victims had served in the Indian Army as a Subedar of the Assam Regiment.
The CBI alleged that the police did not even help the father of the person sitting in the vehicle after he was attacked by the mob.
Later, the driver of the police gypsy moved the vehicle towards the crowd of about 1,000 people and stopped in front of them. The victims appealed to the police personnel to take them to safety, but no help was provided to them.The agency said the mob had already killed the father of one of the male victims, who was traveling in a gypsy with two women. When the violent mob moved towards the gypsy, the policemen fled from the scene and left the victims at the mercy of the mob.
The charge sheet states that the rioters pulled the women outside, removed their clothes and paraded them around naked before sexually assaulting them.
The CBI has filed a chargesheet against Huirem Herodas Meitei, who was caught by the Manipur police in July, and five others and a report has been filed against a juvenile.
The CBI has said that the accused have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including gang rape, murder, insulting the dignity of woman and criminal conspiracy.