New Delhi: The Centre, in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, has said that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will investigate the case of the horror video from Manipur, which showed two women being paraded naked by a mob. The Centre underlined that the trial should be conducted in a time-bound manner. The government also wants to run the trial outside the northeastern state, which has been witnessing violence for the last three months, NDTV reported quoting sources.
Notably, seven people have already been arrested in the case.
“Several Police teams have been formed for mass operation at several locations to arrest identified culprits and an Additional SP rank officer has been entrusted to investigate the case, under the constant supervision of other senior police officials,” the affidavit said.
“The approach of the Central Government is of zero tolerance towards any crimes against women. The Central Government considers the offences like the present one to be too heinous which deserve to be taken not only with the seriousness it deserves but justice should be seen to be done so that it has a deterrent effect throughout the nation with respect to crimes against women,” the Centre added.
The violence in Manipur has even drawn attention abroad, with the European Parliament adopting a resolution on the human rights situation in India, with particular reference to the recent clashes in Manipur.
The Indian government has said that Manipur is an “internal matter. The European parliament’s move reflects a “colonial mindset” and is “unacceptable”, the foreign ministry had said.
