
The ITLF claims that the mob murdered two men—one young and one middle-aged—before turning on the two ladies. According to a press statement by the ITLF, the event took place on May 4 in the Kangpokpi district and featured males repeatedly abusing the defenseless ladies while they sobbed and begged their captors for mercy. According to a press statement from the ITLF, "the perpetrators' choice to share the video, which shows the victims' identities on social media, is amplifying the horrifying ordeal suffered by these innocent women." The distressing video received a lot of attention and was widely criticized. The video was making the rounds just before the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF) announced a planned protest march on thursday to draw attention to their predicament.
FIR Filed
According to the complaint, a crew from the Nongpok Sekmai police station "rescued" them on their way to the forest. However, the lawsuit claims that they were "snatched from the custody of the police team by the violent mob near Toubu" and "blocked on the way by a mob near Nongpok Sekmai." According to the lawsuit, the 56-year-old was promptly murdered by the mob, and as a result, "all three women were physically forced to remove their clothing and were stripped naked in front of the mob." The lawsuit claims that the other two women "managed to escape from the spot with the help of some people of the area who were known to them" while the 21-year-old lady was "brutally gang-raped in broad daylight." It further states that the younger brother of the 21-year-old "tried to defend his sister's modesty and life but he was immediately murdered by members of the mob."
ITLF demands Justice