31/08/2015: In a fresh orgy of violence that puts Manipur in trouble, unidentified miscreants
set on fire several ancestral houses belonging to MLAs and ministers on Monday
hours after the assembly cleared three bills in the name of steps to ensure
safety and security of the indigenous lot.
The incident took place in a remote
area of Churachandpur district in the afternoon when an irate mob started
setting on fire at least ten houses originally belonging to a section of
legislators.
Local residents told Assam Times that
a group of more than 50 appeared on the scene and started setting on fire the
houses and then vanished.
The mob is believed to have been
fanning to other areas to launch similar attack. These are ancestral houses of
minister Phungzathang Tonsing along with MLAs, Vungzagin Valte, T Manga Vaiphei
, TN Haokip , Chaltonlien Amo, Ginsuanhau and MP Thangsuo Baite.
Policemen and fire brigades arrived
in the spot. But by then fire engulfed half of the houses were reduced to
ashes.
The disquieting situation has forced district magistrate Lunmithang Haokip to clamp 144 CrPC in the entire area from 7 in the evening.
Hours before it the assembly cleared
three crucial brills allegedly to curtail rights of a section indigenous people.
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