Manipur Violence: Supreme Court Hearing- LIVE UPDATES

Jaising: As per union's status report, 595 FIRs have been registered. How many of these relate to sexual violence, and how many are arson, murder- I agree there is no clarity...Before you reach investigation, this court should have data.

Sibal: The officers have not even informed the AG and SG how many FIRs have been registered! That's the sad state of affairs.

SG: Government of India has no objection if your lordships monitors.

Sibal: There will be many number of incidents like this- obviously. So what we want is an agency which is independent. How will the law officer or AG monitor? Monitor what? If there is such bias, we need independent agency...

CJI DY Chandrachud: We don't have facts and evidentiary records yet so we'll hear what they (petitioners) have to say broadly and then hear the AG and SG.

Sibal: One of the women- her father, brother killed. We still don't have the bodies. Zero FIR was registered on 18th May. Only when this court took cognisance, then something happened. So what confidence do we have?

Sibal: The police took them towards the crowd. First they stated that there was no ignition and then they abandoned them with the crowd. And they did what they did.

Sibal: It is clear from the facts that the police were collaborating with those who perpetuated the violence. The affidavits, statements under 161 suggest that while they sought for police to take them away from the crowd...

CJI DY Chandrachud: We have to ask this- how many such FIRs have been filed since the 3rd?

CJI DY Chandrachud: We don't have facts and evidentiary records yet so we'll hear what they (petitioners) have to say broadly and then hear the AG and SG.

CJI DY Chandrachud: We have to ask this- how many such FIRs have been filed since 3rd July?