Houses of 2 who were part of mob set afire

Amid growing outrage against atrocities on women in Manipur, which is engulfed in ethnic violence since May 3, angry locals on Friday set ablaze the houses of two men who were allegedly a part of a mob that stripped and paraded naked three women two months ago, according to police officers aware of the details.

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While one of the men was arrested along with three others on Thursday, the second is among several others who are absconding in the case.

The alleged incident in which the women were stripped and paraded naked took place on May 4, a day after violence broke out in the state, but came to light after videos of the incident went viral on Wednesday. A horrific 30-second video of the sexual assault showed the men - who were identified in a first information report (FIR) as Meiteis - hooting and applauding as they groped the victims. The youngest of the three women was also allegedly gangraped, according to FIR registered by Manipur police on May 18. All four arrested people were remanded in police custody for 11 days on Friday.