Sit in against murder of woman
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 17 2013:
Denouncing the killing of a housewife by her husband couple of days back, public of Hatta Golapati staged a sit in today at the spot where the woman, Amubi was stabbed to death.
Members of Domestic Violence Survivors' Forum have also joined the sit in protest today.
On June 14, a day which was considered auspicious for Muslims, Amubi was stabbed to death by her husband, Md Helim, the protesters said.
The couple has five children�two daughters and three sons.
Helim is a rickshaw driver.
Expressing concern over the raising incidents of crime against women, member of Domestic Violence Survivors' Forum, Aribam (O) Thoibi slammed the three women MLAs for not even bothering to bring the issue of crime against women in the Assembly.
She also urged the authority concerned to be extra cautious in issuing gun license and to stop using licensed guns to commit crime against women.