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5 abandoned houses torched in Manipur’s Senapati district
Unknown armed individuals set fire to five abandoned houses in Kailenjang village, Senapati district, around 1.30 pm on Monday. Police said the village, a Kuki settlement, had been empty since the 1992…
The Story in Brief
Unknown armed individuals set fire to five abandoned houses in Kailenjang village, Senapati district, around 1.30 pm on Monday. Police said the village, a Kuki settlement, had been empty since the 1992 Naga-Kuki conflict and was resettled only before 2023. The Kuki residents were displaced again after a twin ambush on May 13 and the alleged abduction and killing of six Nagas by a Kuki group. The Assam Rifles visited the site but found most houses damaged. No gunfire was reported. The incident comes amid an indefinite economic blockade imposed by the United Naga Council from May 17 and a counter-blockade by Kuki civil groups from July 26. First-round talks between the Manipur government and the UNC on Monday failed to reach a resolution.
The Indian Opinion
The arson in Kailenjang is another symptom of a conflict that keeps ordinary people displaced and afraid. Both the Naga and Kuki blockades punish civilians far more than they pressure negotiators. Monday's talks failed, but the real test is whether the state government can enforce free movement on national highways without triggering fresh violence. Until then, each burned house is a measure of how far the peace process still has to go.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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