Chief appeals
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 05 2013:
Accusing Thangkholet Chongloi, Self styled Chief of the recently established K Lhangnom Village, of threatening the villagers to leave Sakmai Village, Sakmai Leikhampokpi Village Authority has appealed higher authorities and NGOs to safeguard the village.
According to a press release issued by Chief/Chairman of Leikhampokpi Village, 20 villagers led by Thangkholet Chongloi armed with licensed weapons, hammer and spears entered Sakmai Village at around 12:09 noon on July 31 last and destroyed house foundation and scared all the villagers irrespective of women and child to leave the village on or before August 4.Concerned authorities are appealed to look into the matter so as to avoid such incident in the village and live peacefully without communal hatred and creation of greater problems in future.