ID | 122443 |
Title Proper | Armed Forces Special Powers Act |
Language | ENG |
Author | Rammohan, E N |
Publication | 2013. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | On the 11 th of July 2004, the personnel of the Assam Rifles picked up a young woman from her house in Thoubal district at about 2300 hours. Her house was searched but nothing was found. The Assam Rifles personnel then arrested her and left after leaving an arrest memo stating that they had not found anything incriminating. The next morning her body was found on a nearby hillock with several bullet injuries around her waist and abdomen. The local people who found her body naturally thought that she had been raped. This was followed by the extraordinary spectacle of a group of middle aged and elderly women leading a march to the gate of the Assam Rifles and disrobing themselves demanding that they should be raped. The valley then exploded in a violent agitation that lasted more than a month. Regrettably the reaction from the Centre was most unsympathetic. The statements made by some senior officials were particularly insensitive. One stated that the lady, Thangjom Manorama was a PLA cadre and she was an explosives expert and several security personnel had been hurt and killed by her explosive devices. This seemed to imply that her killing was justified. |
`In' analytical Note | Dialogue Vol. 14, No.4; Apr-Jun 2013: p.114-120 |
Journal Source | Dialogue Vol. 14, No.4; Apr-Jun 2013: p.114-120 |
Key Words | Armed Forces Special Powers Act ; Assam Rifles ; India ; AFSPA ; Mizoram ; Manipur ; Assam ; Tripura ; Manipur Rifles |