The Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal district has alleged that combined team of Meitei militants and Manipur police commandos had burnt down houses and vehicles and looted money at Sinam village in Manipur's Tengnoupal district.
The Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal district vehemently condemn the burning down of houses and properties and looting villager's hard-earn money including Church money.
T Haokip, Vice President of Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal (External) said that the incident occurred at around 2:30pm of October 31 when the womenfolk blocked the combined team of police commandos, Arambai Tenggol and Meitei Leepun who were wearing state police commando uniforms.
He also alleged that the Arambai Tenggol, Meitei Leepun masquerading as police commando were moving together with state police commando towards Moreh and they opened fire at womenfolk and injured some of them when the women halted them at Sinam village, Tengnoupal district.
He said that the village volunteers who guarded the village retaliated and the exchange of fire lasted for about one hour.
He continued that following the incident, personnel of Assam Rifles rushed to the spot and intervened and asked the village volunteers to cease fire.
"Taking advantage of the presence of the Assam Rifles, the Meitei police and their cohorts burnt down houses, vehicles and damaged properties. They also looted money from houses including the village Church", asserted T. Haokip.
He also pointed out that the Meitei police burnt down two residential houses to ashes and six vehicles including four numbers of two-wheeler vehicles while seven other vehicles were also damaged.
"The village land papers were also taken away by the Meitei police," he added.
He said that fortunately, one officer of the Assam Rifles intervened and prevented the Meitei terror groups from burning the entire village.
The Hills Journal
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