Extreme Sexual Violence by an Intimate Partner

On 11-9-11 at 3p.m. police received information that on the same day one unknown female dead body was found lying in the hills of Cheiraoching, a hillock in the many hill ranges bordering the city of Imphal. The victim appeared to be in her early twenties. She was naked from the waist down and was found among the grasses and shrubbery of the hillside. The media reported it as a case of gang rape and murder. The public was shocked that such a heinous crime could be committed right in the midst of a thickly populated locality and under its very nose. The case is reported here for its extreme nature and the confusing circumstances which could mislead the investigation. Prevention initiatives need to be taken up and supplementary evidence-based and gender-specific initiatives have to be developed to especially address the forms of violence that instigate fatalities.