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The Central government on Thursday issued an order to Twitter and other social media platforms to take off the viral video of Manipur women being paraded naked in public. The issue has drawn massive criticism to the Centre, with several Opposition leaders attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his silence on the incident.

Soon after the crime was brought to notice, Union Minister Smriti Irani spoke to Manipur Chief Minister N Birent Singh and assured justice to the victims. She also said that the accused will not be spared.

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In a first official response to the alleged video the Superintendent of Police (SP), K Meghachandra Singh issued a press note. The press note stated "As regards the video of 2 women paraded naked by unknown armed miscreants on 4th May 2023, a case of abduction, gangrape and murder was registered at Nongpok Sekmai Police

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Station (Thoubal district) against unknown armed miscreants. The investigation has started and the state police is making an all-out effort to arrest the culprits at the earliest".

The press note gave details of search operations being carried out by the State Police and Central forces in different vulnerable fringe areas of both valley and hill districts of the state. In one such operation, 2 Arms and 2 Magazines were recovered by the District Police, Imphal East.