Heirum Hera Das, resident of Thoubal, identified as one of the accused in a video of women being paraded and one being gang-raped, as per unnamed police officer.
Manipur Police in action following the video's release with more arrests to follow. Chief Minister N Biren Singh expressed condemnation of the 'inhumane act'.
The incident, unreported due to 'communal tension', allegedly involved a dominant Meitei mob killing and assaulting a family hiding from an armed mob that vandalized houses.