Bail for 12 women
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 15 2024:
Chief Judicial Magistrate Imphal West has released on bail, 12 women members of Huiyen Mamon who are accused of assaulting a woman.
The 12 women were arrested after a viral video showing a group of women beating a fellow woman surfaced on social media.
The woman was assaulted on the charge that she had consumed alcohol while celebrating New Year.
The order to release the 12 women was passed today after hearing bail applications filed by their counsels.
Earlier, the 12 women were remanded to judicial custody on January 12 by the same Magistrate.
On the same day, the Court of the CJM also allowed Porompat police to formally arrest them in connection with another assault case, based on a viral video that surfaced on social media.
In the video, a group of women was seen abusing a woman with one of them slapping her on the face.
The 12 women were released on bail by the Duty Magistrate Imphal East the next day.