Source: Hueiyen News Service
Tamenglong, March 11, 2010:
Several vehicles defying the total blockade imposed on the NH-39 by the Hill Tribal Council (HTC), commenced from midnight of March 10, were smashed by blockade supporters today.
The HTC imposed the indefinite total blockade demanding allowing withdraw of the land compensation cheques issued by the DC Chandel, latter disallow to withdraw by another, by the land owners.
Windshields of several vehicles were broken down by the blockade supporters.
Some of the vehicles coming from Imphal side were smashed near the check post of the 31 Assam Rifles on the highway.
Passengers in the vehicles were forced to proceed upto Moreh which is around 10 kilometer from the area.
Five vans and one maruti car were among the vehicles which the windshields were damaged severely.