IMPHAL:
Several houses were set on fire in an abandoned village in Manipur’s Kamjong district on Wednesday morning, triggering fresh tension amid continuing ethnic clashes between the Kuki and Naga communities.
Khoikai Kuki village, located near Chassad village, was reportedly set ablaze by suspected militants around 5.30 am, police said. The village had been deserted after residents fled amid escalating clashes between the two tribal communities.
The extent of the damage and the identity of those responsible were yet to be established, police said.
More than 50 people have been killed and dozens of houses burnt in ethnic clashes between the Kuki and Naga communities in the State since the beginning of the year. Tamenglong, Noney, Kangpokpi, Ukhrul and Kamjong are among the districts affected by the violence.