The
Supreme Court on Monday called for evolving a broad mechanism to deal with
violence against women in strife-torn Manipur and asked how many FIRs have been
registered in such incidents in the state since May.
Solicitor
General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a bench headed by Chief
Justice D Y Chandrachud that the Union of India has no objection if the apex
court monitors the investigation into the Manipur violence.
The
bench, also comprising Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, is
hearing a batch of petitions concerning the violence in Manipur.
At
the outset, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the two women who were
seen in a May 4 video being paraded naked in Manipur, said they have filed a
petition in the matter.
The
hearing in the matter is underway.
The
apex court on July 20 observed that it was "deeply disturbed" by the
video of two women being paraded naked in strife-torn Manipur, saying that
using women as instruments for perpetrating violence is "simply
unacceptable in a constitutional democracy".