Manipur horror: Seventh accused involved in naked women parade arrested

The 7th accused involved in the Manipur horror was arrested on Monday. Seven accused including one juvenile were arrested so far in the viral video case in which two women were molested and paraded naked in the violence-hit state.

Earlier, the Manipur Police on Saturday (July 22) nabbed the sixth accused in connection with incident that shook the nation’s consceience. The accused has been identified as Yumlembam Nungsithoi Metei (19), police said. Up until this point, police have captured six accused in the case that shook the nation.

A video showing two women from one of the warring communities in Manipur being marched naked in Manipur’s Kangpokpi surfaced on July 19 triggering a massive outrage. The incident occurred on May 4 in the district of Kangpokpi, a day after the outbreak of violence in the northeastern state.

The four who were before arrested on May 4 were remanded to 11-day police care on Friday. The arrests were made on Thursday, a day after the 26-second video surfaced on July 19. The house of the main suspect in the case was set on fire on Thursday, just hours after he was taken into custody by authorities.

Police said that in the video, he was prominently directing the mob at B. Phainom village in the Kangpokpi district. One of the women found 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, surprisingly, battled in the Kargil War.

It could be reviewed, that the complaint regarding the viral video was lodged close to a month prior – June 21 – at Saikul police headquarters in Kangpokpi locale.