NESO demands stringent punishment against culprits involved in sexually assaulting two Zo women

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJuly 21, 2023

The North East Students Organization (NESO) on Friday demanded stringent punishment against the culprits involved in sexually assaulting two Zo women in violence-hit Manipur.  

“The NESO demands that all culprits involved in the senseless act should be arrested and stringent punishment should be meted out to them,” NESO chairman Samuel B Jyrwa said in a statement here. 

He said the NESO is appalled and shocked with disbelief on the recent vide circulated in social media where two Zo women were forcibly stripped, assaulted and made to parade naked in full public view in Manipur. 

“Such acts are outrageous, barbaric and inhumane which are unacceptable in a civilized society. 

The fact that these women have to endure the above ordeal and disgrace in the most despicable manner is enough to sent shivers down the spine of every right-thinking individual,” Jyrwa said.

He further added that the NESO observes that in every conflict or riots, women and children are the most vulnerable and frequently preyed upon. Atrocities against helpless women and children including abusing their modesty and dignity at any time and even at war should never be condone and should be condemn by one and all.

Meanwhile, the NESO also urged the different indigenous communities of Manipur and in the entire North East to maintain peace and brotherhood so as to further strengthen the age-old relationship that had been developed over the generations