A man, who was part of the mob that paraded naked two tribal women in Kangpokpi district of Manipur and was seen dragging one of them, was arrested on Thursday as the incident of May 4 drew widespread condemnation.
Police said the arrested person was seen prominently directing the mob at B. Phainom village of Kangpokpi district in the 26-second video that surfaced on Wednesday.
Taking 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 all-out efforts were on to arrest the culprits at the earliest.