Manipur: Akshay Kumar, Sonu Sood condemn violence against women after horrifying video surfaces

Akshay Kumar

A video of 2 women being paraded naked in strike-torn Manipur has left citizens in shock. Several politicians have condemned the act of violence against women in the state and have asked for strict actions against the culprit. Actor Akshay Kumar has also condemned the same.

Actor Akshay Kumar took to his Twitter handle to express his shock and anger at the violence against women in the state of Manipur. "Shaken, disgusted to see the video of violence against women in Manipur. I hope the culprits get such a harsh punishment that no one ever thinks of doing a horrifying thing like this again".

Actor Sonu Sood also took to his social media handle to condemn the violence.

On Wednesday, a video of two women allegedly gangraped, being paraded naked went viral on social media. The video was shot on May 4, 2023. The video was doing the rounds on the eve of a planned protest march announced by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF) on Thursday to highlight their plight. Police said a case of abduction, gang rape and murder has been registered at the Nongpok Sekmai police station in Thoubal district against unidentified armed miscreants.

In a statement, they said an all-out effort is on to arrest the culprits at the earliest. According to a spokesperson of ITLF, the "despicable scene, which happened on May 4 in Kangpokpi district, shows men constantly molesting the helpless women, who cry and plead with their captors.

"The horrifying ordeal suffered by these innocent women is amplified by the perpetrators' decision to share the video, which shows the identity of the victims, on social media." While condemning the "sickening act", the spokesperson in a statement demanded that the central and state governments, National Commission for Women and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes take cognisance of the offence and bring the culprits before the law. The Kuki-Zo tribals are planning to raise this issue as well during a proposed protest march in Churchandpur on Thursday.

Manipur state has been witnessing ethnic clashes since May 3 between majority the Meiteis, concentrated in Imphal valley, and the Kukis, occupying the hills. Over 160 people have been killed in the violence so far.

(With inputs from ANI)