Overview
- The Kuki‑Zo woman, 20, died in early January 2026 after prolonged complications that family and medical records link to a May 2023 abduction and gang-rape in Imphal.
- Her complaint was recorded as a zero FIR in July 2023 and transferred to the CBI for investigation.
- Case records show a May 19, 2025 chargesheet naming two accused is pending before a special CBI court in Guwahati, where charges have not yet been framed.
- Reporting differs on arrests: several outlets say none were made, while court filings cited by The Indian Express note earlier arrests with two accused now on bail.
- Kuki‑Zo organisations held vigils and renewed calls for justice, official acknowledgment of the cause of death, and administrative remedies including a separate tribal administration.