Manipuri Meitei Association condemns Assault of Meitei girl allegedly by Kukis in a Manglore College

KalimNews, Bangalore, 26 August 2023 : The Manipuri Meitei Association, Bangalore (MMAB), condemned the recent assault on an 11th-Grade Meitei girl at St. Agnes College by a group of Kuki from the same institution. 

A press release by the MMAB said, “The MMAB verified the incident and confirmed the college’s location in Mangalore and her well-being. 

We ensured the student’s wellbeing by implementing timely safety measures and arranging alternative accommodations. We engaged with senior Meitei female student and NEPAM members, an association led by the Naga sisters, to create a unified support system. 

Additionally, we have contacted her parents and her local guardian, Lt. Col, who will act upon arrival. 

According to a report published in Sangai express a Meitei student studying at St Agnes College in Mangaluru, Karnaka has reportedly been repeatedly assaulted by Kukis who are schoolmates.

The Meitei student Jeji Yengkokpam, daughter of Y Ajitkumar of Top Mayai Leikai, Imphal East is in XI standard at the Catholic missionary institution.

The published news states that a group of Kuki students at St Agnes including her classmates have been assaulting Jeji since sometime back and the recent incident took place on August 23, its confirmed by various sources. 

The sources said that the Kuki students twisted the arm of the girl, grabbed her neck and tried to push her inside a dustbin in the recent case.

The parents of the young student came to know of the bullying from Jeji herself.

Soon after, her parents sent a person whom they knew to the place where the Meitei student was staying.

Jeji told the person whom her parents sent about the Kuki students who bullied and assaulted her.

As per Jeji, about 100 Kukis study at St Agnes College of which 40 of them are in the XI standard alone.

The student also told the person that Kuki students have been teasing and assaulting her during school hours and breakfast, lunch and dinner time at the hostel.

The sources said that Jeji's father has taken a flight for Mangaluru today.  

The MMAB Women’s Cell Secretary, Binika Pangambam, kept in constant touch with both the student and her mother, offering reassurance throughout. 

We are also currently collaborating with the student’s parents to file an FIR, striving to prevent such incidents from reoccurring during these trying times.” 

The MMAB convey its gratitude to NEPAM’s Naga sisters, Kaini and Christy Shimray, for their invaluable support, presence and companionship provided to the student. 

The MMAB also urges all Manipuri students to avail the educational benefits offered by the Karnataka Government during crises and not to indulge in any form of violence. 

The MMAB deeply opposes community-targeted violence, exemplified by the St. Agnes College incident. 

We actively promote a culture of peaceful coexistence and a positive educational environment where students are molded to create a brighter tomorrow, the press release added.