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News Highlights: How many zero FIRs registered in Manipur, how many people arrested so far, SC asks CentreFormer Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was on mechanical ventilation and his overall clinical status remains stable. A CJI-led bench heard pleas regarding the Manipur violence. Nora Fatehi appeared in the Patiala House Court in Delhi in connection with a Rs 200 crore money laundering case. Early morning, four people were shot dead by a jawan of the Railway Protection Force on a Jaipur-Mumbai train. The SC grilled the Manipur Police and asked why it took 2 weeks to register an FIR in the women paraded naked case. It also demanded to know from SG Tushar Mehta what rehabilitation was being provided to those affected by violence. That's it from our end today. Good night! We will be back tomorrow with the latest updates from India and across the world, only with DH!
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We are running out of time, three months have gone by: SC on Manipur violence

CJI says merely entrusting to CBI, SIT would not be enough. "We have to ensure that the process of justice goes to her doorstep. We are running out of time, three months have gone by".

(ANI)

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(ANI/PTI)

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"What were the police doing from May 4 to May 18? The incident came to light that women were paraded naked and at least two were raped. What were the police doing?", court asks.

It also terms the offence against women 'horrendous', says it does not want case to be handled by Manipur police. "Women shown in Manipur video were handed over to rioting crowd by police, this is horrendous," bench says.

(ANIand PTI)

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