Kuki Woman Dies After Alleged Gang Rape in Manipur Violence; Groups Demand Justice

• A Kuki woman, allegedly gang-raped during the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence, died on January 10 in Guwahati, succumbing to her injuries and trauma.
• Kuki organizations claim she was abducted in Imphal in May 2023 and subjected to gang rape, never recovering from the physical and psychological wounds.
• The Kuki-Zo Women's Forum, Delhi & NCR, highlighted her endurance through extreme suffering, stating her courage would not be forgotten.
• The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) described her death as further evidence of targeting against the Kuki-Zo community and held a candlelight march in Churachandpur.
• Kuki groups, including ITLF and KSO, Delhi & NCR, reiterated demands for administrative separation and urged the Centre to fast-track a separate administration for tribal communities.

Why It Matters: A Kuki woman's death, allegedly from gang rape trauma during Manipur violence, sparks renewed calls for justice and administrative separation.