The 'gun widows' of Manipur

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Travelling around in Imphal, you'll find many women who've been widowed in Manipur. They are called gun widows because they've lost their husbands either to security forces or to militant attacks. Data suggests 300 of such women were widowed last year, these are voices that remain unheard. NDTV speaks to one such widow to find out what are their issues just ahead of the elections.

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