INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
GUWAHATI: The India-Myanmar border town of Moreh virtually looked like a war zone as armed groups and security forces engaged in an intense
gunfight after a mob burned down Wednesday morning about 30 houses and shops that have been abandoned in the days following the ethnic
strife in Manipur that began on May 3.According to security sources, the mob gathered in the town around 9.30am and over the next two hours,
houses and shops were torched at three different locations.Even a guest house belonging to the forest department was partially damaged.The
The rutted NH-102 winds through hills to connect Imphal with the town that was once envisaged to be a major international trading
centre.Addressing a gathering at the Kargil Vijay Diwas function in Imphal, CM N Biren Singh blamed the current situation on elements
seeking to disturb peaceful co-existence of communities in the state.He said the trouble began when his government cracked down on drug
cartels and warned that it would not yield to any threats aimed at disintegrating the state
Singh appealed to the people to refrain from violence and help the government restore peace for all communities.03:40Watch: Huge protest in
Mizoram over Manipur rape and violence, CM Zoramthanga also joins protestOn Tuesday, miscreants fired gunshots in the Heikol and Phougakchao
Ikhai areas, wounding three civilians
Security forces retaliated, repelling the shooters.In connection with the burning of two buses at Sapermeina in Kangpokpi district on
Tuesday, nine people, including a juvenile, have been arrested, police said
Additionally, police are conducting searches to catch those involved in the parading of two women naked on May 4
So far, seven have been arrested.Singh tweeted construction of temporary houses in Thoubal is nearing completion, and soon families from
relief camps will be able to move in.
