Woman allegedly kidnapped and forced to elope in Manipur, accused purportedly absconding
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19 December, 2021 07:41 pm IST
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A 27 years-old woman, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi was allegedly kidnapped, confined, and subjected to rape threat and forced to elope with a particular person against her will on 12th December 2021.
An FIR was filed on 13th December at a police station against the primary accused Rajkumar Master Meitei (35 years old), son of RK Sanajaoba of Mayang Imphal Konchak Mayai Leikai, Imphal West district, and two other persons- Moirangthem Landhoni and Angom Sonma. The investigation is going on. Sources said the primary accused Rajkumar Master Meitei and his family members are still absconding. At the time of the publication, we are unable to contact the accused or his family members to obtain their version of the event.
On 19th December, a group of the survivor’s friends organized a meeting at the conference hall of Human Rights Alert, Kwakeithel Thiyam Leikai, and discussed plans to spread awareness among the masses about the importance of consent in a particular relationship and to break the shackles of patriarchal norms. The meeting was attended by representatives of Mingsel Foundation, GirlUp_Manipur, Human Rights Alert (HRA), Extrajudicial Execution Victim Families Association (EEVFAM), Matai Society, and some concerned citizens. In the coming days, the above-mentioned organizations with some other CSO’s and Women’s organizations will take up different programs to deliberate and spread the fundamental problems of patriarchy, normalization of suppressing women’s voices, and the importance of consent in the society at large.
Later, a Press conference was conducted at around 3 pm at the conference Hall of HRA. The civil society organizations namely, Apunba Manipur Kanba Ima Lup (AMKIL), EEVFAM, GirlUp_Manipur, HRA, Mingsel Foundation, Women in Governance Network (WinG), ETA: Northeast Women’s Network condemned the kidnapping, confinement, threat to rape, murder, “Keina Katpa” and forced elopement of a Ph.D. Scholar of JNU, against her will by Rajkumar Master Meitei.
The press release stated that “the girl was called out by Rajkumar Master Meitei on 12th December on the pretext of having lunch at Lilong. She accepted the invitation as they were acquainted. Instead, he took her to his aunty’s house at Mayang Imphal, near his house. Right after the lunch, to her utter surprise and without any prior indications, Master’s family coaxed her to marry Master. She outrightly rejected the proposal. But the family insisted and persuaded her to accept the proposal. As the matter escalated, she tried to leave the house but they instead snatched her phone and locked her in the house”.
Further, the statement said family members of Master forcefully silenced her, assaulted and even subjected her the threats of murder and rape. “Anamika protested the wrongful confinement, which caught the attention of the neighborhood. But to her utter surprise, none of them came to her rescue and trivialized the matter as a family scuffle. Even as she vehemently protested, the family and the folks of the locality threatened her that they will perform the “Keina Katpa” ritual and publicly humiliate her”.
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