Live TV Shocking video emerges of sexual assault in India’s Manipur state amid ethnic violence
By Manveena Suri, Vedika Sud, Sania Farooqui, Tara John, Sahar Akbarzai and Heather Chen, CNN Updated 2:18 AM EDT, Fri July 21, 2023 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the video of two women being forced to walk naked by a group of men in the northeastern state of Manipur. Editor’s Note: This report includes details of sexual assaults and violence. CNN — A graphic video showing two women forced by a baying mob to walk naked in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur has sparked outrage after it emerged on social media and prompted the country’s leader Narendra Modi to break his silence on the months-long sectarian conflict tearing the state apart. The viral video depicts an incident from May 4, according to the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) but police only made arrests once the footage went online this week. Manipur Police described the incident on Twitter as “a case of abduction, gang rape and murder” on Wednesday. Officials said Thursday that fo...