The house of the main accused, who paraded two women naked in Manipur, was burnt down by miscreants. The viral video showed two naked women from another community and sparked an outrage.
As the country seethes with anger over a video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur, the house of the main accused, Huirem Herodas Meitei, was on Thursday burnt down by miscreants.
Visuals showed a group of people, mostly women, setting the man's house on fire.
On Wednesday, a video emerged that showed women from one of the warring communities in Manipur's Kangpokpi district being paraded naked by a mob from the other side. It soon went viral.
The incident, which happened in a village in Kangpokpi district, took place a day after ethnic violence erupted in the northeastern state on May 3. However, the horrific footage surfaced over two months later and became viral after the internet ban was lifted.
Taking note of the video, the Manipur Police had on Wednesday night registered a case of kidnapping, gang-rape and murder in Thoubal district against unidentified men.
Four people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
On Thursday, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said a thorough investigation was being conducted, adding that they would seek capital punishment if possible.
More than 150 people have been killed and several injured since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, when a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of the state's population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley, while tribals, which include Nagas and Kukis, constitute 40 per cent and reside mostly in the hill districts.
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