In India, a video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in the north-eastern state of Manipur, which has seen severe ethnic strife, has prompted outrage.
The police said they have initiated a gang rape investigation and have arrested one man, adding that more will be caught soon.
Parliament's session in Delhi was disrupted on Thursday as legislators requested a debate on the subject.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi further stated that the act "shamed India" and that "no guilty will go unpunished."
"I assure the nation that the law will take its course with vigour." "What happened to Manipur's daughters can never be forgiven," he declared, breaking his silence on the state more than two months after the violence began.
A video from India depicts how rape is used as a weapon in conflict.
DY Chandrachud, Chief Justice of India, also expressed worry about the assault, stating the Supreme Court was "deeply disturbed by the video." When the chief justice told the government to inform the court on the steps being taken against the accused, he said, "we will take action if you don't."
For more than two months, deadly violence has wracked Manipur, a picturesque Indian state bordering Myanmar.
Conflicts between members of the Meitei and Kuki indigenous communities have resulted in their full segregation. At least 130 people have died, and 60,000 have been forced to flee their homes.
The two Kuki ladies were molested by males from the Meitei community.
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The assault on the women occurred on May 4, according to police, but it grabbed national news on Thursday after the video went viral on social media. The federal government has ordered that the video be removed from all social media platforms.
On Wednesday, the horrifying footage of the two women was extensively shared on social media. It depicts them being dragged and molested by a throng of men before being pushed into a field.
According to the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum, the atrocities were committed against women from the Kuki-Zo tribal community in a village in Kangpokpi area. It was also claimed that the women were gang raped.

