House Of Man In Manipur Women Viral Video Set On Fire, His Family Ostracized

A day after the video of two women being paraded by a mob surfaced online, the house of the main accused has been set on fire, India Today reported.

As per the Manipur Police, the name of the main accused, who wore a green t-shirt in the viral video while molesting the women, is Huirem Herodas Meitei. The 32-year-old along with three others has been arrested by the cops.

"The main culprit who was wearing a green t-shirt and seen holding the woman was arrested today morning in an operation after proper identification. His name is Huirem Herodas Meitei (32 years) of Pechi Awang Leikai," sources from the government told ANI on Thursday.

The villagers set the house of the accused on fire and also ostracised his family.

The main accused is from the Thoubal district, according to another report. The identity of the other three arrested persons was not immediately known.

The accused is seen wearing a green t-shirt in the viral video, showing two women from one of the warring communities being paraded naked by a few men from the other side. The incident reportedly occurred on May 4 but came to light only on Wednesday.

Taking suo motu cognisance of the video, police said a case of abduction, gang rape and murder was registered at Nongpok Sekmai police station in Thoubal district against unknown armed men and that all-out efforts were on to arrest the culprits at the earliest.

During the night-long raids, supervised by senior IPS officers, the person was arrested from Thoubal district while a manhunt has been launched to nab others.

The two women are alleged to have been sexually assaulted before being set free by the mob comprising the majority community.