00:00 The disturbing video of women being paraded naked in Manipur's Kang Pokpi district has
00:08 sparked a controversy.
00:10 As the video went viral, it sent shockwaves across the country, drawing the ire of the
00:14 government, the opposition and the public alike.
00:17 The horrifying video shows a mob parading two women belonging to the Kukizo community
00:21 around.
00:22 An FIR was filed in the matter stating that one woman was brutally gang-raped.
00:26 Questions arose about what led the mob to take part in such a barbarous act.
00:31 Reports said that it was fake news that led to the terrifying incident and triggered the
00:35 mob to assault the two women.
00:37 According to police sources, the news of rape in Delhi was spread on social media like that
00:43 of rape in Manipur.
00:44 Fake news was peddled that a woman of a particular community in Manipur was raped.
00:49 A picture of a woman wrapped in a plastic sheet was circulated that claimed to be of
00:53 a Manipur woman.
00:54 However, it was later found out that the said rape took place in Delhi.
00:59 This is what triggered the mob to abduct a group of five people in Kang Pokpi.
01:04 The incident took place on May 4 in the Kang Pokpi district, a day after violence broke
01:09 out in a north-eastern state.
01:11 According to the police complaint, an estimated 800-1000 people armed with sophisticated weapons
01:17 stormed into B. Phainom village, causing widespread destruction and loot.
01:22 Homes were burnt down and properties were vandalised during this rampage.
01:26 The assailants are believed to be associated with Maiteyi groups.
01:31 During the chaos of the attack, five villagers, including two men and three women, managed
01:34 to escape to the safety of the nearby forest.
01:37 They were later rescued by the Nong Pok Sekmai police team.
01:41 But while being taken to the police station, the mob kidnapped them, subjecting them to
01:46 further torment.
01:47 One of the men was killed immediately by the ruthless mob.
01:50 The FIR registered said that the three women were forced to strip naked.
01:55 One of the women, aged 21, was gang-raped.
01:58 When her 19-year-old brother attempted to intervene, he too was brutally killed.
02:03 So far, two arrests have been made in the case.
02:05 One of them is a man who was seen in the disturbing video wearing a green T-shirt.
02:09 Another accused was arrested later.
02:11 A complaint was filed on May 18, which was later turned into an FIR on June 21.
02:17 Manipur CM N. Viren Singh said that the government was considering capital punishment against
02:22 the perpetrators.
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