Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 25 2009:
Excavator, bull dozer and mobile tower were burnt down in two separate arson attacks by miscreants last night at different incidents.
The bull dozer and excavator were torched use in making Liyai-Baisho inter village road in Senapati district some five km on the east of the Tadubi police station have been reportedly torched last night, a police report here said.
The totally burnt excavator belongs to a private individual while the bull dozer belongs to state PWD.
Following the burning incident, tensions running high in the area and police personnel have been detailed in the area to control outbreak of any untoward incidents among the villagers of different villages.
Some villagers have allegedly set ablaze the machines.
However, a clear reason behind the torching incident could not immediately confirm but reports expressed the burning related with a land dispute between two villages in the area.
The road improvement works of the inter-village road there taken up under a Central sponsored scheme and since the commencement of the works there erupted a controversy over land take over which police suspected behind the torching of the machines.
A mobile tower located at Pungdongbam Khunou Uyung Makhong under Lamlai police station has also been burnt down last night around 10.45 pm.
The tower which would provide common service Aircel, BSNL and Reliance is installed at the land of one Th Sanahal.
The installation work started February last year.
In the arson, a 20 KVA diesel run power generator worth around Rs 4 lakh destroyed totally.
Locals believed the tower was catch fire by the miscreants after by-passing the fencing wall last night.
The owner of the estate, Sanahal said the tower was found burning with high flame when he came out from inside the house last night.
Locals help in the effort to put the fire under control.
He further said that sometime back two youths came and asked the name of the contractor handling the construction works of the tower but his family did not tell them the name as they have no idea of the contract work.
The two miscreants also warned to stop the construction work or face dare consequent.
He strongly condemned the disturbances given in the development works taken up in the area by the miscreants.