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Police said the first arrested person was seen prominently directing the mob at B. Phainom village of Kangpokpi district in the video. All the four accused, who were allegedly part of a mob that disrobed and paraded two women in Manipur on May 4, were remanded to 11-day police custody on Friday, police said. The arrests were made on Thursday, a day after the 26-second video surfaced on July 19. The complaint in this connection was lodged around a month ago – June 21 – at Saikul police station in Kangpokpi district. Police said the first arrested person was seen prominently directing the mob at B. Phainom village of Kangpokpi district in the video. One of the women seen in the video is the wife of an ex-army man who had served in the Indian Army as a Subedar of the Assam Regiment and even fought in the Kargil War. The FIR filed in this case, a copy of which has been seen by PTI, revealed the tale of mayhem which occurred before the abduction and shameful behaviour with tribal women, a v...

  A video of two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur has sparked nationwide outrage. In Parliament, opposition parties cornered the government over the issue. By India Today News Desk : Manipur, which was slowly limping back to a sense of normalcy, is once again gripped with tension after a May 4 video surfaced on social video platforms, showing two  women being paraded naked by dozens of men.  The video emerged on social media late Wednesday night. The women in the video belonged to one of the warring communities in the hill state. The mob also allegedly gang-raped one of the women and her brother was killed when he tried to intervene. The incident triggered outrage, with leaders across political lines condemning the heinous act. Opposition parties also cornered the ruling BJP government in Parliament over the incident. Here are top developments in the story: 1.        A day after the video went viral on social me...