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Nine houses torched in Manipur; five burned earlier
Unknown armed individuals set fire to at least nine houses in Tokpa Liangmai village, Kangpokpi district, on Tuesday night, officials said. The attackers, in camouflage and carrying automatic weapons, also burned a…
The Story in Brief
Unknown armed individuals set fire to at least nine houses in Tokpa Liangmai village, Kangpokpi district, on Tuesday night, officials said. The attackers, in camouflage and carrying automatic weapons, also burned a church and other property, according to the Tokpa Naga Village Authority. The incident followed the lifting of a counter-economic blockade by the Kuki CSO.
Separately, on Monday in Senapati district, five abandoned houses in Kailenjang village were torched. The village had been empty since the 1993 Naga-Kuki conflict and again after recent violence, police said. No arrests have been made in either case. The United Naga Council has imposed an indefinite blockade in Naga areas since May 17, demanding justice for six Nagas.
The Indian Opinion
Another round of arson in Manipur, and the official response seems to be a familiar cycle of registration and denial. The victim communities trade accusations, the Liangmai Naga Council blames "Kuki narco-terrorists", while police say attackers are unidentified. What is missing is a credible, independent investigation that names perpetrators regardless of community. The test is whether the government, after its failed talks on Monday, will now produce a single FIR that leads to an arrest. Without that, these fires will keep lighting the same fuse.
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