KAMJONG: Skipe, a Tangkhul Naga village along the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Kamjong district, was reportedly set ablaze by suspected Kuki militants at around 5 am on Sunday.
According to local sources, the village has around 30 houses. However, the exact number of houses burnt in the reported attack remains unknown at the time of filing this report. There was also no confirmed information on casualties.
Reliable sources said villagers had already vacated the area amid the ongoing conflict. Police personnel stationed in the village had also reportedly withdrawn from their outpost before the Pilong incident.
Skipe is located approximately 4 km from Pilong in the Indo-Myanmar border, where cross-border attack was reported in late September. The lone survivor of the Pilong killings alleged that the Kuki National Army-Burma (KNA-B) was responsible for the attack that left four Tangkhul Naga civilians dead in Kamjong district on September 24.
Local villagers said the area’s MLA, Leishiyo Keishing, had assured them that Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel would be deployed in Skipe. However, the personnel are currently stationed at Kangpat Khunou, approximately 11 km from the village, according to the villagers.
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