Manipur parade incident: 4 including man who directed mob arrested

Describing it as a crime against humanity Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday evening said four persons were arrested in connection with the May 4 incident in which two women were paraded naked in Kangpokpi district by a mobAddressing a press conference Singh said armed men from outside are involved in the violence in the stateWe 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 saidI have just got the news that another person has been arrested in connection with the incident Interrogation is going on I cant share more details now he saidThe identity of the second person and the place from where he was arrested was not shared by the government immediatelyIts a crime against humanity and everyone should condemn it Singh saidThe video that surfaced on Wednesday has totally shocked all Its a very unfortunate incident and is totally against the culture and customs of the state he saidLet this unfortunate incident be the last such crime perpetrated against women children and elders he saidSingh said his government will deal strongly with those who attempt to break the lawArmed men from outside are involved in this violence I urge all to give the government a chance to deal with the situation We are all children and citizens of India he saidEarlier in the day a man who was part of the mob that paraded naked the two tribal women and was seen dragging one of them was arrested as the incident of May 4 drew widespread condemnationPolice said the arrested person was seen prominently directing the mob at B Phainom village in the 26second video that surfaced on Wednesday triggering an outrageTaking suo motu cognisance of the video police last night 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 allout efforts were on to arrest the culprits at the earliestDuring the nightlong raids supervised by senior IPS officers the person identified as Huirem Heradash Singh age 32 was arrested from Thoubal district while a manhunt has been launched to nab othersThe two women are alleged to have been sexually assaulted before being set free by the mobThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever