Three Injured, Houses Damaged; Suspected Munition Found in Kamjong
Manipur unrest: 15 Kuki homes set ablaze, civilians seek refuge in forests, army camp
Jay Barange, IPS, presently posted as Addl. SP, Imphal West, has been transferred and posted as SP, Kamjong.
Tholu Rocky, MPS, presently holding charge as SP, Kamjong, has been transferred and posted as out as i/c AD/MPTC.
"The transfer order has been issued in the public interest," sources said.
In the meantime, sources clamed one Assam Rifles Jawan injured in a bid to save civilian life.
"His heroics and efforts of others resulted in safety of around 250 civilians..," says an eyewitness.
Kuki villages set ablaze : Chassad (Kamjong)
A Kuki civilian was killed and four others injured in an earlier attack on Chassad village, while suspected militants also targeted Tangkhul Naga civilians in a separate incident in Kamjong
Chassad (Kamjong) :: Kuki villages set ablaze
Suspected militants torched at least 15 houses belonging to the Kuki community in Manipur’s Kamjong district late on Saturday, driving scores of residents from their homes and forcing them to seek refuge in nearby forest areas and an Army camp, officials said on Sunday.
The attack on Chassad village came hours after a Kuki civilian was killed and four others were injured in a shooting by suspected militants earlier in the day, officials said.
Several houses belonging to the Tangkhul Naga community were reportedly affected amid renewed violence in Chassad village and surrounding areas of Kamjong district on Saturday night. Suspected munition fragments were found by the locals on Sunday morning.
Kamjong Police were in the process of retrieving the suspected munitions at the time of filing this report.
In a statement, police said a joint column of the Assam Rifles, the Border Security Force and Kamjong Police had been deployed in the affected area to bring the situation under control. Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen condemned the violence in Chassad, expressing grief over the death of the Kuki civilian and concern for the injured village leaders and displaced families.
Kipgen said she had instructed the district administration, state police and security forces to maintain round-the-clock vigilance, protect civilian lives and property, and ensure that those responsible were brought to justice.
In a separate incident at Kamjong district headquarters on Saturday night, three Tangkhul Naga civilians sustained bullet injuries when rival armed groups belonging to another community attacked the village.
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| One Kuki killed in the fire fight |
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| One Bullet reportedly in a Security Wing camp : Chassad |
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