Houses gutted in different locations
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 19 2024:
Several houses went up in flames in various places on Thursday.
An abandoned house in Leimakhong Chingmang under Sekmai Police Station caught fire at around 6.30 pm Thursday.
The house belonged to Khurkhul Gram Panchayat Leimakhong Chingmang Ward no 7 member Phuritsabam Jiban (45) s/o Shamjai.
Jiban and his family had been staying at the relief camp set up at Khurkhul Mandop Yumpham.
Just like Jiban, many residents had fled Leimakhong Chingmang following the clashes on May 3 last year and have been seeking refuge at other safe places and relief camps.
Meanwhile, seven houses in Maphou Kuki village belonging to the Kuki community were gutted in a fire on Thursday night.