Thangjam Lata Devi News Today

A group of enraged Indian women from the Meitei community set fire to the homes of two men accused of sexually abusing tribal women. About the sexual assault: The incident was reportedly triggered by the disturbing viral video showing two Kuki women being forced to strip naked and subjected to harassment by Meitei men on May 4.

"We condemn what happened to the women," said Sumati, a member of the Meira Paibis who participated in the incident

Gender trumped tribe for a group of furious Indian mothers who torched the homes of two men from their own community who were accused of abusing women in a video that sparked outrage. Police arrested four suspects on Thursday but, on the same day, a powerful group of Meitei women known as the "Meira Paibis", or the Mothers of Manipur, set out to burn the homes of two of the accused.