Tension In Manipur Village After Meitei Farmer Alleges Kukis Stopped Him From Ploughing Paddy Field

Tension in Manipur village after Kukis stop Meitei farmer from ploughing field

A village in Manipur witnessed tensions after some Kuki members stopped a Meitei farmer from ploughing a paddy field, claiming that it did not belong to him. Police brought the situation under control after intervention.

Tension In Manipur Village After Meitei Farmer Alleges Kukis Stopped Him From Ploughing Paddy Field

A farmer from the Meitei community who went to plough a paddy field was stopped by some members of the Kuki tribes, leading to tension in a foothill village in the interdistrict border between Manipur's Imphal East and Kangpokpi.

Kuki and Meitei Fresh Clash in Manipur as Villagers Fight Over Farmland in Sensitive Zone

Kuki and Meitei Fresh Clash in Manipur: A fresh clash broke out on Sunday between Kuki and Meitei villagers near the border of Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts in Manipur. The conflict happened over ploughing of agricultural land at Sadu Lampak village, located in a sensitive foothill area that has seen violence since the ethnic clashes started in May 2023. It all began when a Meitei farmer from Leitanpokpi brought his tractor to plough a pad…

Security forces defuse tension over land dispute in Manipur village

Imphal, June 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tension erupted in Manipur’s Imphal East district on Sunday over a dispute over the farming of a paddy field and the land ownership row, but was defused with the deployment of additional security forces in the area, officials said. A police official said that on Sunday morning, a farmer, belonging to the Meitei community from Leitanpokpi areas, went with a tractor to plough a paddy field in Sadu Lampak village in…

Manipur: Fresh Tension over Paddy Field in Imphal East

Imphal, June 15: A tense situation gripped on Sunday morning in a locality in Imphal East district after a land dispute between villagers turned violent. Police confirmed that the incident happened around 10 a.m. when a Meitei farmer from Leitanpokpi arrived with a tractor to plough a paddy field in Sadu Lampak, near a Kuki village. Police said some Kuki villagers confronted him, claiming the land did not belong to him. Soon after, Meitei reside…