Imphal, July 24: The husband of one of the two women paraded naked and molested by a group of men in Manipur, a Kargil war veteran, said he protected the country but could not save his wife from being humiliated.
While addressing a press conference in Imphal, he said he had protected the country but could not save his wife from being humiliated.
He raised serious questions about the role of the Manipur police, alleging that his wife and others were taken away by the mob from the police vehicle and the cops did not resist.
The husband had served in the Indian Army as a Subedar of the Assam Regiment.
“I fought for the nation in the Kargil War and was also in Sri Lanka as part of the Indian Peacekeeping Force. I protected the nation but am dejected that after my retirement, I could not protect my home, my wife and fellow villagers… I am sad, depressed,” he said.
“Police were present but took no action. I want that all those people who burnt the houses and humiliated the women get exemplary punishment,” he said.
He said, “Here the majority community has always kept the minority communities like us oppressed. We cannot no longer stay with other community. Government now should find out a permanent solution,”.
