The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will conduct probe into the incident through which two Manipuri girls belonging to Kuki tribe had been seen paraded bare and being molested, the Central authorities instructed the Supreme Court on Thursday.

The Central authorities has zero tolerance in direction of crimes in opposition to girls and heinous offence like the current one will probably be taken severely and justice will probably be carried out in order that it has a deterrent impact throughout the nation, the federal government submitted.

“This is one of the reasons why the Central government with the consent of the State government has taken the decision to entrust the investigation to an independent investigating agency i.e. CBI,” it was submitted on affidavit.

The Central authorities assured that the investigation will probably be accomplished on the earliest and trial will probably be held in a time sure method.

Pertinently, the trial should happen exterior the State of Manipur, the federal government stated.

Hence, it requested the apex courtroom to move instructions to switch the probe to a State apart from Manipur.

The affidavit was filed in response to a suo motu case registered by the apex court after the video of the horrific incident went viral on social media triggering outrage.

The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra had, on July 20, sought the responses of the Central and State governments on the steps taken by it to ebook the perpetrators.

The affidavit filed by the Ministry of Home Affairs additionally stated that at the least seven accused have been arrested in reference to the incident and are presently in police custody.

They have been booked for varied offences together with rape and homicide, the affidavit additional stated.

The present clashes and violence in Manipur has stemmed from the opposition of sure tribes to the demand by the bulk Meitei neighborhood to grant them Scheduled Tribes standing.

On April 19, 2023, Manipur High Court had ordered the Manipur authorities to “consider inclusion of the Meetei/Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe list, expeditiously, preferably within a period four weeks” from the date of the order.

This led to clashes between tribal and non-tribal communities.

The horrific video of two girls being paraded bare and molested had gone viral on social media yesterday.

The clip reveals the 2 girls being paraded bare by a mob of males and molested as they transfer in direction of a paddy subject.

According to Mint, the incident occurred on May 4 and the ladies had been gang raped by the mob.