Naga Village Attacked In Manipur’s Kangpokpi, 9 Houses Burnt Down

Ka gpokpi/Imphal:
At
least
i e
houses
we e
bu t
dow
i
a
attack
o
a
Naga
village
i
Ma ipu ‘s
Ka gpokpi
dist ict,
officials
said
o
Wed esday.

The
i cide t
happe ed
at
Tokpa
Lia gmai
Naga
village
a ou d
9.30
pm
o
Tuesday,
they
said.

A med
me
allegedly
ope ed
fi e
a d
late
set
fi e
to
i e
houses,
mostly
kutcha
st uctu es,
they
added.

Reside ts
of
ea by
villages
ushed
to
the
spot
a d
helped
co tai
the
blaze,
officials
said.

Additio al
secu ity
pe so el
have
bee
deployed
i
the
a ea
to
co t ol
the
situatio ,
they
said.

The
Lia gmai
Naga
Cou cil,
Ma ipu
co dem ed
the
i cide t
a d
alleged
that
a med
me
of
a othe
commu ity
we e
behi d
the
attack.

The
cou cil
claimed
that
10
houses
a d
a
chu ch
we e
bu t
i
the
attack.

“The
delibe ate
ta geti g
of
i oce t
civilia s,
eside tial
p ope ties
a d
a
place
of
wo ship
co stitutes
a
g ave
a d
ep ehe sible
act
of
viole ce,”
it
said
i
a
stateme t.

The
Naga
o ga isatio
dema ded
the
immediate
a est
a d
p osecutio
of
those
espo sible
fo
the
a so .

It
also
sought
immediate
st e gthe i g
of
secu ity
i
the
a ea.& bsp;

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