Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 02:
Unidentified miscreants set ablaze a Tata DI Mobile (MN 04 A/0264) at Naran Konjin under Wangoi police station this evening at around 5.30.The vehicle has been destroyed beyond redemption with informed source stating that police might retrieve the vehicle tomorrow.
Claiming responsibility for the torching of the Tata mobile MEELAL cited violation of economic blockade as the reason for the attack.
Meanwhile, eight activists of MEELAL were arrested by State police personnel for setting ablaze textbooks written in Bengali script in front of the New Secretariat today.
Agitating in pursuit of introduction of text books written in Meetei Mayek in educational institutions from the current academic session, the MEELAL volunteers carried out the text books burning stir right in front of Imphal West District Police Station before court arresting themselves.
According to report, seven MEELAL activists including four females descended at around 2.20 pm and made a bonfire of the text books brought by them.