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Mungchan Zimik
UKHRUL, Oct 20 : At least six houses were burnt down by unknown armed miscreants at Patleijang, a hamlet of Yaolen Chepu village, Ukhrul district.
A group of unknown arm miscreants came to Patleijang at around 1 am today and burnt down the six houses, sources said.
Patleijang is located about 5-7 Kms West of Litan police station above the Thoubal River.
Even though there is no report of any injury or human casualties during the incident, the situation is quite tense in the area.
In view of the tense situation, strong security measures have been put in place so as to prevent any further unwanted incidents in the area
Following the incident of arson, the situation in the Litan area remains highly tense and volatile.
Notably, State security forces have been escorting vehicles plying on NH-202 Imphal-Ukhrul road after the outbreak of Kuki-Naga conflict in the region.
Some villagers of the Litan area said that after an incident of ambush in between Mahadev and Gwaltabi on October 18 in which two Gurkhas were injured, security forces have stopped escorting vehicles plying on NH-202 (Imphal-Ukhrul Road) due to security reasons and it is unsafe to travel on the road for anyone.