5 abandoned houses set ablaze by unknown armed individuals in Manipur: Police
Manipur government and a delegation of UNC held the first round of talks on Monday at Taphou village to lift the ongoing economic blockade
At least five abandoned houses were engulfed in flames in Kailenjang village of Manipur's Senapati district on Monday, according to police reports. The blaze took place around 1:30pm in the village, situated approximately 5km west of the Senapati police station. The attackers, described as unknown armed individuals, set fire to the houses and then fled the scene without any gunfire being heard.
The village had been abandoned since the 1992 Naga-Kuki conflict over land disputes, and the Kuki villagers had resettled in Taphou Kuki village in Senapati district following the escalated conflict in May 2023. The police are still in the process of identifying those responsible for the arson. The United Naga Council (UNC) and the Working Committee of Kuki Civil Society Organisations imposed an indefinite inter-district economic blockade due to the ongoing ethnic clashes, which have resulted in the deaths of at least 260 people and the displacement of 60,000 individuals.
Despite the talks held between the Manipur government and UNC, the economic blockade remains in place.
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