Kuki groups demand justice for woman who died 2 years after being gang-raped in Manipur violence
File photo of Kuki tribal groups protesting against Manipur violence. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Various organisations demanded justice for a Kuki woman from Manipur who died recently from illness allegedly linked to the trauma she suffered after being gang-raped during the early phase of the ethnic violence in the State in 2023. The Kuki organisations based in Manipur’s Churachandpur and Delhi claimed that she was kidnapped in Imphal and gang-raped in May 2023. She, however, escaped from the kidnappers, but never fully recovered from the shock and injuries and died on January 10 while undergoing treatment in Guwahati. The groups also demanded a separate administration for the Kukis, claiming that it was not possible for them to live together with the Meitei community. At least 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in the ethnic violence between Imphal Valley-based Meiteis and hills-based Kuki-Zo groups in Manipur since May 2023. The State has been under President’s Rule since February last year. In a statement, the Kuki group Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) …
