Source: The Sangai Express / Addie Chiphang
Imphal, May 31 2010:
At least nine houses belonging to candidates of the Autonomous District Council elections have been dismantled here, today.
Unruly mobs dismantled the houses in broad daylight between 1.30 to 4 pm one by one.
The houses dismantled today belonged to Star Raikhan (INC candidate in Tora ADC constituency), L Pamreiyo (INC candidate in Shingkap ADC constituency), Naokahao (INC candidate in Chingjaroi ADC constituency), Peter Ragui (INC candidate in Ukhrul North ADC constituency), MK Somi (indepndent candidate in Chingai ADC constituency), Shanchui Horam (INC candidate in Halang ADC constituency), ZV WungpamINC candidate in Sirarakhong ADC constituency) and Ningtam (INC candidate Chingai in ADC constituency).
The unruly mobs who went on berserking private properties were later controlled by police.
Though the situation was visibly tense, there was no report of such incidents from other parts of the district apart from district headquarters here.