The house of one of the accused seen in the horrifying viral video of women being paraded naked in Manipur was on Thursday burnt down by a mob. Four people have been arrested in the incident, a video of which went viral on social media on Wednesday.

Top points on the Manipur violence:

1. Some reports claimed that the house of the main accused, Huirem Herodas Meitei, was set ablaze by the mob. Videos surfaced on social media purportedly showed a group of protestors, mostly women, setting the accused's house on fire. Huirem, who was part of the mob that paraded naked two tribal women in Kangpokpi district and was seen dragging one of them, was among four persons arrested.

2. Police said the first arrested person - Huirem Heradash Singh - was seen prominently directing the mob at B. Phainom village of Kangpokpi district in the 26-second video that surfaced on Wednesday.

3. The Manipur Police is conducting raids and making all-out efforts to arrest the other culprits at the earliest, state police tweeted.

4. As ethnic violence continues in Manipur, operations jurisdiction of ranges have been modified and two more DIG-rank officers have been shifted from Kohima in Nagaland and Silchar in Assam to Manipur, The Indian Express reported.

5. The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the viral video, terming it “deeply disturbing” and the “grossest violation of constitutional rights”. It sought explanations from the Union and the state governments and directed them to ensure that such incidents do not recur, threatening to “step in” if action isn’t taken.