Top Manipur updates: US says it is ‘shocked and horrified’ by sexual assault of Kuki women

A look at the top developments from violence-hit Manipur:

1. The United States is “shocked and horrified” at last week’s video of Kuki women in Manipur being stripped and paraded naked, a senior Washington official said on Tuesday. Vedant Patel, the deputy spokesperson of the State Department, told reporters at a press conference: “We convey our profound sympathies to the survivors of this act of gender-based violence and support the Indian government’s efforts to seek justice for them.” On July 23 as well, the State Department had said that it was deeply concerned about the sexual assault.
2. A group of miscreants allegedly set ablaze several abandoned homes in the Moreh district on Wednesday, PTI reported. The homes were located in the Moreh Bazar area near the Myanmar border. They belonged to the Meitei community who had left the area after the violence broke out, according to The New Indian Express.
3. Hours before the incident in Moreh, a mob in the Kangpokpi district allegedly set on fire two buses that were being used by security forces to transport personnel. The arson took place on Tuesday evening in the Sapormeina area, when the buses were going from Dimapur. No fatalities were reported.
4. The women’s wing of armed Naga group National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) on Tuesday said it...

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