Manipur on edge after video of man's chopped head surfaces

A video showing a head on a spike emerged from Manipur on Friday, offering new evidence of the barbaric nature of the ethnic clashes in Manipur after footage appeared of women being paraded naked before they were allegedly gang-raped by a mob.

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In both cases, the victims were from the Kuki community, and while the attacks on the women took place on May 4, a day after the clashes first began, the beheading of the man is believed to have taken place on July 2.

Police officials did not comment on the video showing the separated head or the status of the investigation. Members of tribal organisations identified the deceased as David Theik, a resident of Lamza village in Churachandpur. Mary, a member of the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), who has been coordinating with Theik's family, said the victim was supposed to go to Mumbai for a job but was stuck after clashes broke out in Manipur on May 3.