Tension erupts over land dispute
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 24 2021:
Shots were fired between Andro village and Sandangsenba Maring Khul in Imphal East District on Thursday morning over a land dispute.
According to a police report, farmers of Andro village were working in the paddy fields near the disputed Chaphu Kom area on Thursday morning, when villagers of Maring Village suddenly fired several rounds at them.
The farmers immediately fled the area and returned to their village, where they informed other villagers about the in-cident.
Immediately, several Andro villagers rushed to the scene and fired some rounds towards the direction of Sandangsenba Maring Khul.
On receiving news of the exchange of firing, a huge security team of Imphal East District arrived at the scene and took control of the situation.
Additional forces of MR were also deployed in Maring Khul, while IRB personnel and Andro PS teams were despatched to Andro village and the disputed Chaphu Kom site respectively to prevent occurrence of any further unwanted incidents.