 Summary of this article
- The Kuki woman was abducted from Imphal in May 2023, gangraped by armed men
- She was abandoned to die amid the breakdown of law and order during ethnic violence
- She survived and filed an FIR months later but suffered lasting injuries, complications, and deep trauma.
Abducted and gang-raped during the 2023 Meitei–Kuki clashes, a young woman from Manipur’s Kuki tribe has succumbed to illness aggravated by severe physical injuries and deep psychological trauma. Her death has renewed questions about impunity, delayed justice, and the use of sexual violence as a weapon during conflict.
The woman, who was 20 at the time of the assault, was kidnapped from Imphal just days after ethnic violence broke out in May 2023. Her family says she never recovered from the shock and injuries she suffered and died without seeing justice. |
