Makuilong villagers assualted
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 26 2011:
The Makuilongdi Village Authority today expressed serious concern over the "irresponsible and immature action" of some Sungjang village youths against some Makuilongdi timber workers on February 21 last.
About 20 youths from Sungjang village youths armed with guns in uniform had come at the Timber cutting site on the fateful day ill-treated Widonlong, Sangribo and Awang, Timber owner.
The youths who were in drunken state threatened and abused the above mentioned Makuilongdi workers.
Not enough, those youths also forcefully make the workers signed a document asking them to reach their Village Court on 24/02/2011 without fail, the statement signed by Fuidi, chairman, Makuilong Village Authority said.
Such incidents have been repeated occurred in the past few years.
In May, 2005 the then president of Makuilongdi Village Youth Club was assaulted and harassed by some armed Sungjang Village youths who also misfired a bullet.
Such barbaric act of the same village continue to persist till today without respecting human values and upholding mutual peaceful co-existence among the neighboring village.
It will not be tolerated again but react accordingly and befittingly as per the law of the land.
Therefore, the Makuilongdi Village authority representing the welfare of the villagers and protecting its ancestral land, is hereby demanded before Sungjang Village to immediately apologize over the incident within seven days time which the count down begins from today, February 26, failing which, Makuilongdi Village will not be held responsible for any eventualities arising out of the present issue, the statement warned.