Help me see bodies of my son, husband: Mother of woman paraded naked in Manipur to Oppn MPs

NT Bureau, Agencies

Imphal: The mother of one of the two women paraded naked by a mob in Manipur on May 4 urged the MPs of opposition coalition INDIA to help her see the bodies of her husband and son, who were also killed on that day.

More than 250 churches have been torched, more than 100 people killed, more than 40,000 people displaced and several women sexually abused.

Yet Prime Minister Narendra Modi hasn’t visited the conflict-ridden region. Apart from speaking for nearly 40 seconds, only after a video emerged of women being stripped naked, paraded and allegedly gang raped.

The Opposition hit out at Modi and accused him of not speaking in Parliament and instead making political speeches across India. A delegation of 21 MPs from the opposition bloc is on a two-day visit to the state, and meeting people affected by the violence.

When TMC MP Sushmita Dev and DMK MP Kanimozhi met the mother of one of the victims, she urged them to help her at least see the bodies of her son and husband.

She also told the two leaders the situation is such that Kukis and Meteis, the two warring communities, cannot live together anymore.

"Her daughter was raped, and her husband and son were killed by the mob in the presence of Manipur Police but till today, not a single police officer has been suspended," Dev told PTI-Video.

"They have got a huge shock. They are saying that there was a mob of more than 1,000 people, and they have made a specific demand, which I will raise with the governor," she said.

The girl alleged that she was raped in front of the police, but nothing was done to help her, she added. Dev claimed that the girl is scared of the police now.

"If a victim does not trust the police anymore then it is a constitutional crisis." Kanimozhi said the victim's father served in the Army and protected the nation, but could not protect his family.