The death of a Kuki gang rape survivor from Manipur has drawn strong condemnation from CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat, who called it an indictment of the politics of hate and the judicial process. “The tragic death of a gang rape victim from the Kuki community of Manipur, who died without seeing justice, is an indictment of the politics of hate and the judicial process,” said Karat. She alleged that the RSS-BJP’s politics fanned hatred against the Christian Kuki community and created divisions in the Manipuri society.
“She became a victim of this politics, which gave impunity to these people to kidnap her, brutally gang rape her and leave her badly injured in an isolated area for dead,” the veteran CPI(M) leader said. “For two years this young girl faced so many health conditions and yet she fought for justice. It is such an indictment of the politics of hate and our judicial process that the young woman died without seeing justice being delivered,” she rued. Karat mourned her demise and offered condolences to her bereaved family. The 20‑year‑old, who was sexually assaulted after being kidnapped by a group of men from Imphal just after the Meitei-Kuki ethnic clashes broke out in May 2023, succumbed to her injuries at Apollo Hospital in Guwahati on January 10, 2026.
Death of Kuki gang rape victim an indictment of politics of hate: CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat
