Imphal:
Curfew was clamped in a sub-division in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Saturday following pressure between the Naga and Kuki-Zo neighborhood individuals whereas in a separate incident in Kamjong district, a mob on Saturday destroyed a makeshift camp of the Assam Rifles, officers stated
Officers in Imphal stated that pressure has been prevailing for the previous three days within the Kangchup Geljang sub-division of Kangpokpi after the villagers of Naga-dominated Konsakhul village and Kuki-Zo-inhabited Leilon Vaiphei village engaged in bickering over a territorial dispute.
Konsakhul villagers are claiming that the Leilon Vaiphei village is their space however the declare was strongly opposed by the villagers of Leilon Vaiphei.
Amidst the territorial dispute, there was an allegation {that a} Naga lady was assaulted by just a few individuals on January 7.
As the stress escalated within the areas and a few minor clashes happened between the villagers of the 2 villages, District Justice of the Peace Mahesh Chaudhari imposed an indefinite public curfew within the sub-division underneath the BNSS, 2023.
Nonetheless, no damage was reported within the clashes.
The DM’s order prohibited the motion of individuals in and round areas alongside the Konsakhul and Leilon Vaiphei villages with rapid impact and till additional orders.
In one other incident, a mob on Saturday destroyed a makeshift camp of the Assam Rifles in Kamjong district over alleged harassment and restrictions on the transportation of timber for developing homes.
Police stated that the troubles began when the Assam Rifles troopers reportedly imposed restrictions on transporting timber meant to assemble homes in Kasom Khullen village. Assam Rifles personnel used tear fuel shells and fired within the air to disperse the mob, a police official stated, including that nobody was injured within the incident.
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