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Bandh supporters damage 30 houses
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 30 2015 :
Around 30 residential houses in Gwaltabi Village were damaged and valuable items reportedly looted on Thursday.
The village is located along the Imphal- Ukhrul road and comes under the Lamlai Police Station.
According to sources, the incident took place as fallout of a tussle between supporters of bandh called by All Tribal Chiefs' Forum Manipur demanding full payment of funds under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNRGES) and the villagers over the blocking of the road at around 11:30 am.
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Later in the evening (5:30 pm), bandh supporters numbering around 200 came to the village and began attacking and damaging residential houses and properties in Gwaltabi village.
30 residential houses out of 50 in the area were damaged by the mob.
A passenger vehicle bearing registration number MN 01-7545 was also damaged during the attack.
Later, the same mob also damaged shops located at Gwaltabi Bazar.
In the incident, one Ahanthem Khamba (22) sustained serious injuries on his arm and he has been admitted at RIMS Hospital, Imphal.
The mob indulged in the violent act till around 7:30 pm, said one source adding that valuable items were also looted along with the destruction of property.
The entire sequence of event place in full view of the personnel of Lamlai Police Station; Yaingangpokpi Police and 19 Assam Rifles posted at Yaingangpokpi, informed sources.
Youth Paradise Club, Gwaltabi, condemning the act and demanding compensation, has called an indefinite bandh along Imphal-Ukhrul Road.
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