How Meitei Mob Burns Down House Of Accused Seen Parading Kuki Women Naked In Manipur

A video of an angry mob setting the house of the main accused in the Manipur 'women parade incident' on fire has surfaced online.

In the viral clip, people, largely women, are seen destroying his fire. However, Oneindia has not independently verified the authenticity of the clip.

This comes a day after a video of two women being sexually assaulted by a mob surfaced online. The cops first arrested the main accused, who wore a green t-shirt in the viral video while molesting the women. He is identified as 32-year-old Huirem Herodas Meitei.

His family has been ostracized by the villagers after the shocking video emerged online. 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.

#Manipur incident main accused Huirem Herodas Meiteis house burnt down by agitated people on Thursday. Manipur Police has so far arrested four accused in the horrific Manipur incident in which two women were paraded.#ManipurBurning pic.twitter.com/dIjFl6SoTi

— Oxomiya Jiyori 🇮🇳 (@SouleFacts) July 20, 2023

A total of four arrests have been made by the Manipur cops, so far.

On the other hand, Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who is under fire from the Opposition parties, has said that he will ensure strict action is taken against all the perpetrators, including considering the possibility of capital punishment.

On the other hand., the National Commission for Women (NCW) has formally directed Twitter India to remove the video that shows the "disgraceful act" of two women being paraded naked.

160 people have lost their lives since ethnic violence broke out in the state 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.