Gang-rape decried
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 01 2012:
Naga Women's Union, Indigenous Women Forum of North East India and Rongmei Lu Phuam have strongly condemned the gang-rape and attempt to murder of four school going girls by ZUF cadres at a Tamenglong district area recently.
A joint statement of the women bodies issued today, claimed that the four victims were confined the four victims were confined at the IFCD chowkidar's quarter in Taosemjang, Khoupum Valley of the district and their modesty outraged by ZUF cadres at gun-point on october 5 evening.
identifying the perpetrators as Latjanthai Malangmei of Happy Colony, noney and Dibonpou s/o China Vishnupriya of Ramgaijang, Assam, the women bodies said that mothers of the victims fervently pleaded to the rogue ZUF cadres to release the girls without harm, which the perpetrators did not reciprocated in a positive way.
On October 8 a protest rally and public meeting were held at Khoupum Valley and the meeting condemned the inhuman gang-rape by the ZUF cadres, said the statement while conveying that all the women of Manipur pray for the recovery of the victims and will fully support any campaign to get justice.