The Manipur Police on Thursday said a total of four people have been arrested in the case of women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted by a mob in B Phainom village on May 4.
“Four main accused arrested in the Viral Video Case : 03 (three) more main accused of the heinous crime of abduction and gangrape under Nongpok Sekmai PS, Thoubal District have been arrested today. So total 04 (four) persons have been arrested till now”, the Manipur Police tweet.
Earlier, chief minister Biren Singh announced that two people had been arrested in the case. “We will not spare anyone. All the legislators of the ruling BJP condemn the incident in the strongest possible terms. Will give exemplary punishment to all those involved, even go to the extent of seeking capital punishment”, he said.Earlier in the day.
Huierem Hera Das, a resident of Thoubal, was the first accused to be arrested by the police in the case.
The Manipur Police had said more arrests will be made in the next few hours, adding that sections of rape and murder had already been added in the FIR which was filed. According to FIR, the incident occurred at B Phainom village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on May 4, exactly a day after clashes had erupted between Meitei and Kuki communities in the north-eastern state.