Protests flare in Manipur valley districts after fresh gang-rape claim
Thousands of women on Friday held sit-ins in five valley districts of Manipur against the alleged gang-rape of a 37-year-old woman in Churachandpur district on May 3. The sit-ins were organised by Meira Paibis - a collective of Meitei activists which literally means 'women torchbearers' - in Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Bishnupur and Kakching districts.
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