A team of the National Commission for Women with chairperson Rekha Sharma is heading to Howrah to investigate a horrific case of brutality against a woman, said the NCW on Monday.
“I have visited Manipur and met all the people concerned in the incident. I met both the victims and the women organisations working for both the communities of the victims. I will prepare its report and will submit it to the government within the next one or two days,” Sharma said.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of an incident that allegedly took place in Motihari (Bihar), where a woman was beaten by a group of men.
Days after an alleged incident of three girls of a medical college in Karnataka’s Udupi district, filming fellow students in the washroom was reported, the Udupi Police have registered two separate FIRs in the case.
Trinamool Congress MLA and West Bengal Women and Child Welfare Development Minister, Shashi Panja, on Saturday voiced concern over the Manipur viral video, asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clear his stand on the incident.
While speaking to ANI, Randeep Surjewala said," BJP led Central government and State government in Manipur have been exposed over the current situation in Manipur. This viral video incident happened on May 14. An FIR was registered on May 18. Viral video surfaced on July 18,19.This shows CM
Following the viral video of women being paraded naked in Manipur, National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma on Friday said that there were several complaints from people outside the country and Manipur. She also mentioned that NCW is in touch with officers from Manipur.
After Delhi women's panel chief Swati Maliwal alleged that National Commission for Women (NCW) failed to act even after knowing about the Manipur incident, NCW chief Rekha Sharma on Friday said it is wrong to state that the Commission was sitting on complaints.
The Commission chairperson has also asked the Manipur DGP Rajiv Singh to invoke the Indian Penal Code (IPC)'s section 376D (gangrape), section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) including others, if found true, against culprits in the FIR.
"NCW has formally directed the Head of Public Policy at Twitter India to remove the video showing the disgraceful act of two women being paraded naked. This video compromises the victims' identities and is a punishable offence," the NCW tweeted.
Taking to Twitter, NCW said, "NCW strongly condemns the horrific incident in Rajasthan where 4 people, including a six-month-old, were burnt to death. Taking suo motu cognizance, NCW has contacted the DGP Rajasthan urging prompt action on this tragic matter".