Three houses burned amid tight security
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 27 2023:
Three houses were burned in New Checkon area here amid tight security measures on Sunday around 2 pm.
The houses were located in a heavily guarded zone manned by large number of central security forces.
There are still some Kuki people staying in the area.
There was a tense situation when some people tried to carry away some properties from the houses and the local people prevented them from leaving the area.
As the situation got tense, police fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.
There is no official explanation on the source of the fire till the time of filing this report.
According to some local people, the area is well guarded by central security forces and no Meetei could enter there.
They heard an explosion after which they saw flames rising.
They are clueless how somebody could ignite the fire amid the heavy presence of central security forces.