Manipur Kuki Zone Woman Dies After 2023 Gang Rape During

The woman’s death brings back into focus the hundreds of cases of sexual violence during the Manipur conflict that remain uninvestigated, even as the state remains divided along ethnic lines with more than 258 people killed and 60,000 displaced since May 2023.

“No arrests have been made and neither the Manipur police nor the CBI has contacted us with updates on the investigation,” the woman’s mother said on Sunday. The case was transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) along with several other cases related to the ethnic clashes, but the family has received no information about progress, she said.

Manipur police and the CBI did not respond to requests for a comment.

A senior police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed a zero FIR was registered and the case was handed over to the CBI, but it was not clear whether any accused had been arrested.