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The Manipur Police have reportedly arrested four persons in connection with the case of two tribal women being paraded naked and molested on May 4..
Taking suo motu cognisance of the video that surfaced on Wednesday, the 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 all-out efforts were on to arrest the culprits...
During the night-long raids, supervised by senior IPS officers, the person identified as Huirem Heradash Singh, age 32, was arrested from Thoubal district while a manhunt had been launched to nab others..
After the second arrest was made, Manipur CM Biren Singh said: "Those who are involved (in the incident) will be arrested at the earliest."He also condemned the incident and said there is absolutely no place for such heinous acts in society..
Influential Meitei body - Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) - also issued a statement saying it strongly condemns "the barbaric and uncivilised act of violence on two ladies parading naked in broad daylight at a remote village in Manipur"..
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