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It is very unfortunate, says former CJI Ranjan Gogoi on horrific Manipur video

A day after a two-month-old viral video of two women paraded naked in Manipur surfaced on social media, former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi called the event “unfortunate.”

However, the Rajya Sabha MP refused to comment on the matter. “There is nothing to comment. It is very sad…Of course, it is very unfortunate,” the former CJI said.

A video of the two-month-old incident went viral, eliciting harsh reactions from several political groups and sparking indignation.

According to a senior police official, the crime occurred on May 4 in Manipur’s Thoubal district, and a case of kidnapping, gangrape, and murder has been filed.

Superintendent of Police (SP), K Meghachandra Singh in a statement on July 19 said, “As regards the video of 2 (two) women paraded naked by unknown armed miscreants on 4th May 2023, a case of abduction, gangrape and murder was registered at Nongpok Sekmai Police Station (Thoubal district) against unknown armed miscreants.”

Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal said that we should hang our heads in shame.

“We should hang our heads in shame that this is happening in our country,” Sibal said while speaking to news agency.

Reena Choudhary

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