IMPHAL, April 6: Protesting the March 22 gang-rape of a woman near Keinou Awang Leikai along the Tiddim Road, several women’s organization of the state held a joint sit in protest at Keishampat Lairembi community hall today.
The sit in protest which was attended by around 70 individuals started from 10am this morning and continued till 1pm. The actual plan of the demonstrators was to continue with the sit in protest till 3pm in the evening, however a team of Imphal police foiled their plan and shortened it till 1pm only.
Speaking to media persons on the sideline of the sit in protest, president Poirei Leimarol L Memchouba expressed that the sit in protest was held in protest of the March 22 gang-rape and decrying the government inaction regarding several women bodies demand for death sentences for all the involved persons including the Bishenpur SI who had provided the hand gun which was used by the four accused during the rape.
Further voicing the demand of the women protestors, she added that the women bodies will not shift from their previous demand of ‘hang till death’ and added that in case any underhand dealings to end the case is found by the women groups, then the bodies will not hesitate to come out stronger and show their anger.
She further added that the victim has also decided that she will not resolve the issue on monetary grounds and will continue to fight until justice is done to her and further added that the women bodies will support the victim in the fight and ensure that all the involved persons are befittingly punished.
Such beastly act can only be stopped by awarding harsh and befitting punishments to the culprits, which is in the hands of the government, she continued.
The security forces are here to safeguard the people of the state, however the time is such that they have become the ones to be afraid of. The time has come for the government to look into the matter.