The violence in Manipur has claimed the lives of over 120 people and displaced thousands.
The centre on Thursday transferred the investigation into the case of two women being paraded naked in strife-torn Manipur to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), saying it has "zero tolerance towards any crimes against women".
Here are five points on what the centre told the Supreme Court:
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has requested the Supreme Court to transfer the trial of the case, in which seven people have been arrested so far, to another state to ensure that it is concluded in a time-bound manner.
"The approach of the central government is of zero tolerance towards any crimes against women. The central government considers the offences like the present one to be too heinous which deserve to be taken not only with the seriousness it deserves but justice should be seen to be done so that it has a deterrent effect throughout the nation with respect to crimes against women."
The centre has requested the Supreme Court to pass an order directing the CBI to conclude the trial within a period of six months from the date of the filing of the chargesheet.
The Manipur government has formed district psychological support teams to provide mental health intervention at various relief camps, the centre told the Supreme Court.
Several police teams have been deployed to various locations to arrest the suspects identified so far. it added. An additional Superintendent of Police (SP) has been assigned to lead the investigation, which is being supervised by other senior officials.
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