Manipur: Govt remains mute spectator to anti-AFSPA protests

In July 2004, a group of 12 women disrobed in front of the Kangla Fort in Imphal, holding up a banner that said, ‘Indian Army Rape Us’. They were protesting against the rape and murder of Thangjam Manorama allegedly by security forces. Manorama was pic…

In July 2004, a group of 12 women disrobed in front of the Kangla Fort in Imphal, holding up a banner that said, ‘Indian Army Rape Us’. They were protesting against the rape and murder of Thangjam Manorama allegedly by security forces. Manorama was picked up from her house on July 11 by Assam Rifles soldiers. Her dead body was later found with several bullet wounds, including on her genitalia.

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