It took more than two months for word of the shocking sexual assault to spread, partly because the internet in the region had been shut down.
So when a video — showing two women being paraded naked and assaulted in Manipur — went viral on Wednesday in India, it shocked the nation, further inflamed tensions and brought renewed attention to a conflict that has left more than 130 people dead, and over 35,000 displaced.
It also led to Prime Minister Narendra Modi making his first public comments about the situation in the state.
“This incident of Manipur which has come to light, for any civilized society, it’s a shameful incident,” he said on Thursday.
It was, he added, an “insult” that “is of the entire nation.”
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