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'Slow probe common in sexual abuse cases in North East'
Times of India | TNN | Dec 15, 2012, 05.16 AM IST
"In conflict-affected northeast India, violence ranging in different frequencies often leaves serious implications committed by both state and non-state actors. However, sexual offences committed by armed forces during counter-insurgency operations are of serious concern. These cause immense tension and the state forces are seen by the people with wariness and fear, especially in areas where counter-insurgency takes place," the report stated.
It claimed that most of the time, cases of sexual violence are met with slow investigation and the outcome is not known to the family or the survivor. "In a few cases, there is intervention by the judiciary or otherwise political intervention is observed," the report said.
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