Manipur Viral Video News: Sixth accused arrested in connection with parading of two women

Manipur Police has arrested a sixth person in connection with the May 4 parading of two women naked in Kangpokpi district of the state, officials said on Saturday.

Police said the arrested person is a juvenile.

Police had made the first arrest on Thursday, a day after a 26-second video of the horrific incident surfaced on July 19. Three more arrests were made later that day.

The fifth accused, 19-year-old youth, was arrested on Saturday.

One of the women seen in the video is the wife of an ex-army man, who served as a subedar in the Assam Regiment and had even fought in the Kargil War.

More than 160 people have lost their lives, and several have been injured 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.

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur'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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08:19 (IST) Jul 21

Manipur Viral Video: The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) termed the crime “barbaric” and “inhuman”.

08:19 (IST) Jul 21

Manipur Video News: Governor Anusiya Uikey questioned the police’s silence

"I can’t believe that this type of incident happened in my state. I want to know why no action was taken on the complaint of the women ? I called the DGP of my state today. Never in future should any person have the courage to commit these types of crimes against women,” she told ANI in a video interview.

08:16 (IST) Jul 21

It takes time to identify each case. That is why the moment we got this video, investigation and police action started immediately. A thorough investigation is underway, and we will ensure strict action is taken against all the perpetrators, including the possibility of capital punishment.

Manipur CM N Biren Singh

08:15 (IST) Jul 21

2 months after FIR & a day after video surfaces, 4 arrested for Manipur horror

The prime accused and three other suspects from the Manipur mob that paraded two women naked and allegedly gang-raped one of them on May 4 were arrested on Thursday, 63 days after a zero FIR was registered and within 10 hours of a video emerging of the horrific assault that one of the survivors — a Kargil War veteran’s wife — recounted to TOI as akin to being attacked by “wild animals”.

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