Bollywood celebrities have expressed their anger and disgust at the horrifying video that surfaced on the internet. Akshay Kumar revealed that he is ‘shaken’ and ‘disgusted’ by the violence against women in Manipur, while Kiara Advani called for ‘severe punishment’ against the culprits.
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Celebrities like Sonu Sood and Renuka Shahane have condemned the ‘inhuman’ nature of the violence in their tweets.
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The incident has sparked public outrage on social media, with hashtags like ‘Manipur Violence’, ‘Shameful’, and ‘Enough is Enough’ trending on Twitter. Netizens are demanding immediate action against the mob that harassed the women in the video.
A complaint was filed with the police, stating that the incident occurred on May 4 in the Kangpokpi district. However, the FIR was registered in the Thoubal district on June 21. The FIR lodged a case of abduction, gang rape, and murder against unidentified individuals. The FIR stated, “All three women were physically forced to remove their clothes and were stripped naked in front of the mob.”
According to the complaint, the mob first killed one man and then forced two women to strip naked. A 19-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped, and her brother was killed when he tried to intervene. The women managed to escape afterwards.